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'The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof lie detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it.' Ernest Hemingway

"Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack." Brandon Sanderson

“Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.” Henri Frederic Amiel

“Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.” Bill Murray

'Pedestrian writing, thin characters - I can handle the criticism. I write to pedestrians. And I am a pedestrian. I write the best I can. I know I'm never going to be revered as some classic writer. I don't claim to be C. S. Lewis. The...

Give readers adequate room to breathe if you’re giving them air they’ve never breathed. Kiese Laymon

"When someone is critical of something you make, usually it's more about them than it is about you." Rick Rubin

“The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn’t require any.” Russell Baker

Time is not a thing that passes...it’s a sea on which you float. Margaret Atwood

Losing a parent is something like driving through a plate-glass window. You didn’t know it was there until it shattered, and then for years to come you’re picking up the pieces. Saul Bellow

You know that look that women get when they want sex? Me neither. Steve Martin

Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses, and they talk like victims. Carlos Santana

Each of us has three faces, The first face we show to the world. The second face we show to our closest friends and family. The third face we never show to anyone. This is the truest reflection of who we are. Japanese Proverb

Your mind is a dangerous neighbourhood and you shouldn’t go in there at night. Christiane Northrup

“I love being at home. My life is very simple. I read a lot of books. I watch a lot of films. I listen to a lot of music. I walk the dog. I cook with my family. Yeah, I'm boring.” Cillian Murphy