Jen

“This afternoon, burn down the house. Tomorrow, pour critical water upon the simmering coals. Time enough to think and cut and rewrite tomorrow. But today-explode-fly-apart-disintegrate! The other six or seven drafts are going to be pure torture. So why not enjoy the first draft, in the hope that your joy will seek and find others in the world who, by reading your story, will catch fire, too?”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

“Comparison is the death of joy.”
― Mark Twain

“My life will be the best illustration of all my work.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Fairy Tale of My Life: An Autobiography

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
― Pablo Picasso