Winston Churchill said:
“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never–in nothing, great or small, large or petty–never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
So I sit and stare at the words that hang above my computer [...]

The quote I picked this week is by Robert Frost, and I love the thought.
 
“No Tears In The Writer, No Tears In The Reader.” by Robert Frost.
 The best writer’s feel passion about what they are writing. If the passion is not present, the emotion is not there. If the emotion is there, forget trying to [...]

If somebody knows quite a lot about things, it takes you quite a while to find out whether they’re really stupid or not. - JD Salinger

I thought I’d submit a simple quote today. Something that doesn’t require great thought, but simply is.
“Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.” - Oscar Wilde

I always new Mark Twain was my idol, my mentor….he knows exactly what he’s talking about!
“There are some books that refuse to be written. They stand their ground year after year and will not be persuaded. It isn’t because the book is not there and worth being written — it is only because the right [...]

If you understand this quote, you might have friends and family like mine
“Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.” by Jessamyn West
My friends especially, do not understand the [...]

The quote for this week is from Isaac Asimov -
“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.”
 
Well, amen to that! If I thought I wasn’t going to have the chance to say all that is inside of me, I’d be typing faster than [...]

Quote of the Week this week is, “People can be divided into three groups: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.” - John W. Newbern.
I really don’t know why I love this quote, except it really speaks to me. I have this above my writing area, [...]

“I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Move from here to there” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible to you.” - Matthew 17:20
I love this quote. In fact, most biblical phrases have an extreme importance in my life, but [...]

I just thought this was a good quote for this time in my life….in fact, as a firm believer of everything Alice Walker was striving to be, I take her words to heart and make them my own….
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” - Alice Walker
A [...]