The voices in my head wouldn’t shut up, so I let them write their story.

On Twitter, people who had read my book followed me and I could see what else they were reading, why they’d liked what I’d written and by the by, more about them than I’d ever...

The best part about being a writer is getting the last word.

Toni’s Talk: When you invest in yourself, you have instant credibility with your biggest critic…you! As soon as you let doubt creep in—you lose that investment. Make a daily commitment to assess your worth with...

At first the creative mind submits to its entry into the symbolic register and gets itself structured like everyone else. Then he balks at a fateful moment which becomes a turning point in the history...

I have an idea for a new book. It’s a novel about a beautiful yet sensitive author whose spirit is crushed by her domineering editor. Do you like it?

Most people keep their dreams to themselves, afraid to follow their hearts. Writers make their dreams a reality with each word, each line that flows from their pen.

The heart is a place with worm holes made by feelings you aren’t supposed to have but do.

Whether the underlying cause of your dependency is a chemical imbalance, unresolved events from the past, beliefs you hold that are inconsistent with what is true, an inability to cope with current conditions, or a...

As an author, I like self-help, because clapping can be done by myself, for myself. I should buy gloves.

The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.

Write what you want to write and would like to read, not for any invisible audience. Your readers will find you.

What gives meaning to your life is rooted in your definition of the author of life.

Part fact part fiction is what life is. And it is always a cover story. I wrote my way out.

When you’ve got creative momentum, the last thing you want to do is stop. I’d write and write and wake up with my head slumped over and my fingers still on the keyboard and the...

Author:A common gadabout who freely wanders over the landscape with wanton disregard. His days are spent picking up all the stray free words he can handle and squirreling them away for later use. Subsequently, (days,...

I have been an author for 20 years and an ass for 55.

If it’s your greatest dream, you wouldn’t give up so easily.. So do yourself a favour, find it again & start focusing on anything that will help you materialise it, it’s not going to be...

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.

Write in recollection and amazement for yourself.

Let today mark a new beginning for you. Give yourself permission to say NO without feeling guilty, mean, or selfish. Anybody who gets upset and/or expects you to say YES all of the time clearly...

Part of my soul goes into each quote I write. A book of my quotes can be yours for just $19.99.

When I die cremate me so I can finally fit into something small.

The real novelist, the perfectly simple human being, could go on, indefinitely imaging.

If the people of Europe had known as much of astronomy and geology when the bible was introduced among them, as they do now, there never could have been one believer in the doctrine of...

The agony of man is always longer than the fleeting moments of bliss. The trick is to reverse those two.

You should author the narration of your life and organization. If you don’t, someone will, and you may not like it.

Moral obligations verses Legal obligations. Legally, you must abide by the laws of the land or face the consequences of being fined, imprisoned or both. Moral obligations tend to lean more towards a spiritual nature...

Free time is a terrible thing to waste. Read a book.

No story is worth telling without the twists and turns. Make them count instead.

Reading a book is like having the ability to dip a straw into the author’s soul and sip and slurp without lowering the water table of wisdom.

You are a special breed that has never been. You are the highest stratum of the society. You belong to a class that is beyond compare. You are full of superiority that gives especial worth...

Life. Life is a show. It’s up to you how to make your own story, do your own show and how to live your show you are on. You choose who you need to meet,...

…Love can give you the most exhilarating wonderful highs at times… …Then there will be dives that will take all you have just to hold on… Quote on the Title Page of “Love TORN Asunder

Some writers are born. Others learn. I was born a writer but have a lot to learn.

The author who benefits you most is not the one who tells you something you did not know before, but the one who gives expression to the truth that has been dumbly struggling in you...

I am deliriously in love with GIF reviews. That is all.

Words both written and read are my passion.

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.

First of all is the fact that I have some rather good turns of phrase. I don’t say that pridefully … it’s just that when a line I forgot about smacks me in the face...

Why certainly, words possess power. They do! But releasing their magic requires combining and arranging those words in the right order.

Poetry is no rocket science, a good poet writes from his heart!

I love my career. It is a career. A difficult one that takes many hours and total dedication to my craft. It is also what I was born to do–tell stories and entertain.

Every step taken is the first of a new journey. Its up to me if I choose to contine walking or I might love it so much I will run.

Excerpt from Ursula K Le Guin’s speech at National Book AwardsHard times are coming, when we’ll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our...

It doesn’t matter what you look like when you see in the mirror, what matters most, is how you feel about yourself.

…I happen to be the kind of author who in starting to work on a book has no purpose than to get rid of that book….

Embrace your journey and those who come across your path. Be gracious in your endeavors. Focus on your craft. Those who support your dreams now and feel your sincere humility and gratitude will be there...

Self-confidence is usually little more than wishful thinking in a thigh-high pair of Come F*ck Me boots.

You become a man when, in having children, you not only physically look after and protect them but also protect them with all the love and learning you have to give.