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"Anything can happen in life, especially nothing" Michel Houellebecq

“At some point, you have to set down the past. At some point, you have to accept that everyone was doing their best. At some point, you have to gather yourself up, and go onward into your life.” Olivia Laing

I always wanted to be somebody, but next time I’ll be more specific. Lily Tomlin

“If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.” Shane Koyczan

Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill. Christopher Parker

Rejection is a common occurrence. Learning that early and often will help you build up the tolerance and resistance to keep going and keep trying. Kevin Feige

“Traditions are just peer pressure from dead people.” Eliot Schrefer

A person must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere. Charles F. Kettering

Making love to me is amazing. Wait, I meant: making love, to me, is amazing. The absence of two little commas nearly transformed me into a sex god. Dark Jar Tin Zoo

“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” Sophia Bush

“Thought is the enemy of flow” Vinnie Colaiuta

As for my writing process, there is one truth I have discovered after writing some twenty-plus books: Not every book is the same, but the middle of every book is where I really begin to question my choice of vocations. The beginning and end is...

Writers often like to talk about how intuitive the writing process is, but in truth, building a book is a remarkably unintuitive task. Or, to put it more accurately, you need a lot more than intuition. You need plot and characters. You need a...