“Writing is like breathing, it’s possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.”
"We should write because it is human nature to write. Writing claims our world. It makes it directly and specifically our own."
- Julia Cameron
Belief
"We begin to sort through the differences between our real feelings, which are often secret, and our official feelings, those on the record for public display."
- Julia Cameron
Self-awareness
"When we clear the physical clutter from our lives, we literally make way for inspiration and ‘good, orderly direction’ to enter."
- Julia Cameron
Inspiration
"What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us."
- Julia Cameron
Motivation
"The creative process is a process of surrender, not control."
- Julia Cameron
Creativity
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence