"There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you."

-Beatrix Potter

"...train yourself to recognize when you're being false. Ask yourself: Is there a heart there? Is there something real in what I'm writing?" - Stephen King, author of On Writing

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"It's none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way."

-Ernest Hemingway

"Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises."

-Annie Lamott, author of Bird by Bird

"Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers 'Please will you do the job for me.'"

-C.S. Lewis

"And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!"

-Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are

"Warning: Do not read this story right after eating. In fact, don't read it right before eating either. In fact, just to be safe, don't read this story if you're ever planning to eat again."

-Louis Sachar, Author of Holes

"Draw a crazy picture, 
Write a nutty poem, 
Sing a mumble-gumble song, 
Whistle through your comb. 
Do a loony-goony dance 
'Cross the kitchen floor, 
Put something silly in the world 
That ain't been there before."

-Shel Silverstein

"Warning: Do not read this story right after eating. In fact, don't read it right before eating either. In fact, just to be safe, don't read this story if you're ever planning to eat again."

-Louis Sachar, Author of Holes

"Everyone needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door."

-Saul Bellow