Helen Oakes

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
― Herman Melville

“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
― Sarah Williams

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
― Stephen King

“When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time," and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it is. It sounds too simple to be true, but consider the Great Wall of China, if you will: one stone at a time, man. That's all. One stone at a time. But I've read you can see that motherfucker from space without a telescope.”
― Stephen King