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“Everyone lies about writing. They lie about how easy it is or how hard it was. They perpetuate a romantic idea that writing is some beautiful experience that takes place in an architectural room filled with leather novels and chai tea. They talk about their “morning ritual” and how they “dress for writing” and the cabin in Big Sur where they go to “be alone”—blah blah blah. No one tells the truth about writing a book. Authors pretend their stories were always shiny and perfect and just waiting to be written. The truth is, writing is this: hard and boring and occasionally great but usually not.”
Amy Poehler, Yes Please

Todd Henry
“A compelling, authentic voice is rooted in a strong sense of identity.”
Todd Henry, Louder than Words: Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice

“I am here to tell you that you don’t have to. You don’t have to tell it or tweet it or Instagram it. You don’t have to put it in a book or share it with anyone who doesn’t feel safe and protective of your heart.”
Amy Poehler, Yes Please

Dani Shapiro
“I couldn’t write. I grew tense. I was strangled by my own ego, by my petty desire for what I perceived to be the literary brass ring. I was missing the point, of course. The reward is in the doing.”
Dani Shapiro, Still Writing: The Pleasures and Perils of a Creative Life

Marcus Aurelius
“Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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