When people have a hard task to do – one which stretches them – they become less concerned with trivial matters.

It is an awesome tragedy in this life that, when asking what a person is and they reply doctor or lawyer or engineer, we don’t say “Well thats a nice little hobby, but why don’t...

See it, learn it, do it ALL.

Writing is simply another means for truth to escape, besides crawling out the hole it’s eaten in the author’s belly.

All writing is rewriting.

My Name Is Latif Mercado, And I Am… A Workaholic!

Everything God does—past, present, or future, whether in grace or in judgment—is to reveal His glory.

Your true passion in life is what you’d be doing if somebody handed you 100 million dollars.

Mentor Me: …the crossroads and convergence of where science, metaphysics, religion, and utopian society intersect.

I’ll write’em if you’ll read’em

Every exceptional writer holds a Master of Arts in Daydreaming.

You are the only author of your book that matters.

People who make snide comments to authors like “anyone can write a book” or “well, you did it, so obviously I can/it can’t be that hard” or poke at a book because it’s “romance” or...

I cannot marry the facts of William Shakespeare to his verse: Other men had led lives in some sort of keeping with their thought, but this man is in wide contrast.

I wish I could read my books over for the first time to see what you guys see.

When you don’t have the pressure of pleasing someone else and do something because you love doing it, that’s when the best works are born.

Writing is the only way to run away from home, without ever leaving.

Be good, or good at it.

The author is impacted by a hidden insistence that takes the shape of different combinations each time adifferent text is produced but the underlying problem remains the same for him.

In real life, Snow White stays dead and Rapunzel grows old, alone in her tower. In real life, you gotta have enough sense to stay away from ugly bitches offering you shiny apples and have...

Like any author worth a shit – she parted with a piece of her soul.

Write down what your reader needs, no more, no less. Reading should be textured, but not obscure. Henry James could make an entire paragraph out of a single sentence. The reader is completely sensory deprived...

I wrote this book to show you that a cure is entirely possible because I’ve seen it happen over and over again.

Inspirations are priceless & limitless.

The more we understand how we individually operate, the easier it is for us to understand that we are all similar..from the same human race;doing the best we can based on the programmings that we’ve...

The approach to digital culture I abhor would indeed turn all the world’s books into one book, just as Kevin (Kelly) suggested. It might start to happen in the next decade or so. Google and...

Any teachings that fail to recognize Jesus Christ as the author of life, is absolutely antichrist.John 1:1-13.

why do I sleep? Because I dream, and that is where I hear the best stories and find the hidden destinations of life.

May my heart be kind, my mind fierce, and my spirit brave.

A writer leads a hyphenated-life with words

I felt after I finished Slaughterhouse-Five that I didn’t have to write at all anymore if I didn’t want to. It was the end of some sort of career. I don’t know why, exactly. I...

I’m just a girl, with a pen and a dream

No one can command over the images of your mind but an Author can and if you won’t believe on me then read my book.

Twitter is a serious writing distraction. As are grapefruits. The two have nothing else in common.

When something is truly meant for YOU, you won’t have to force it, rush it, or manipulate it.

A quote is a story, suspended in a sentence and treasured through time.

Para mim cada poema é um mundo próprio, um habitat bizarro de memórias, pessoas, sentimentos, conclusões. Cada verso é um retrato, um objecto precioso, um pedaço que recolho do mundo e visto com palavras. Devolver...

Authors – trust in your vision.

I know who the real hero is, and it isn’t me or brave Lanaya. It’s an old man with a white beard and a walking stick and a heart so big it won’t let him...

Be generous with your life – love deeply, honestly, and without reservation.

Cyber bullying occurs online daily. Most don’t consider their actions or words to be bullying. Here’s a few clues that you’re a cyber bully.(1) You post information about someone in order to ruin their character.(2)...

I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author’s mind, a glimpse of their creative soul.

The first step to Happiness is deciding exactly what kind of life you want. That kinda comes from experience.

Words raced thru his mind and his fingers ached to capture them all on paper.

Dream sets us on fire.Dream gives us direction.Dream betters our potential.Dream helps us prioritize.Dream adds value to our work andlife.Dream colors our future.

Our every action has consequences. Thoughts have consequences. Since actions start from thoughts I guess I can say technically that thoughts in general have consequences. In our thoughts we make dreams. So if I think...

Time is a funny thing, it can give and it can take away; and a single moment in time can truly change one’s life forever! The best kind of love is unexpected, unexplainable, undeniable, and...

You’re only as good as your last article, so make it memorable.

I am an acquired taste. Do with that what you will.

I listen to the rainfall, my words wanna flow!Droplets run down the wall,where do they go?Letters in the raw,mesh together for the show!