Amanda Williamson

“A wise person once said that it’s easier to build strong children than it is to repair broken men.”
― Justin Alcala, A Dead End Job

“Some boats are made for the river and some for the ocean. And there are some who can go anywhere because they always know the way home.”
― Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper’s Daughter

“These days, writing is a team effort. The traditional image of a writer is of a rather solitary figure, but the reality is that technical writing is now often a highly collaborative process. Don’t be surprised if you end up more in the role of an editor rather than a writer – collating, assembling and editing chunks of documentation from subject matter experts into a coherent whole. That’s fine – you’re writing a technical document, not a novel!”
― Kieran Morgan, Technical Writing Process: The simple, five-step guide that anyone can use to create technical documents such as user guides, manuals, and procedures

“When not fully cooked, any vegetable seems starchy and indifferent: it hasn’t retained the virtues of being recently picked nor benefited from the development of sugars that comes with time and heat. There’s not much I dislike more than biting into a perfectly lovely vegetable and hearing it squeak.”
― Tamar Adler, An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace