Sarah

“If you work hard—with focus, diligence, integrity, honesty, optimism, and courage—on your own tiny corner of the tapestry, you just might produce something good. And if you produce something good, other writers will help you. They’ll call their agents, their editors. They’ll write letters on your behalf. Your teacher will lift you up on her shoulders. She will hold you aloft so that you can catch hold, so you can have the same chance she’s had. Believe me. Nothing will make her happier.”
― Dani Shapiro, Still Writing: The Pleasures and Perils of a Creative Life

“—What are you writing? I looked up at her, somewhat surprised. I had absolutely no idea.”
― Patti Smith, M Train: A Memoir

“Sometimes you have to live in precarious and temporary places. Unsuitable places. Wrong places. Sometimes the safe place won’t help you.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

“Feeling. I didn’t want to feel.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?