Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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If I tell you my character has grey hair, you will not see her. If I tell you she has a tiny scar at the upper left corner of her lip from which protrudes one grey whisker—you will make up the rest of her face with absolute clarity. If I tell you my character is waiting in a car, you won’t be ‘caught,’ but if I tell you he pushes his fingers down in the crack of the car seat where the ancient leather has pulled away from the seat frame, and pulls up a small coin purse with a faded note in it—you will be mine.

Pat Schneider's Popular Quotes

If I tell you my character has grey hair, you will not see her. If I tell you she has a tiny scar at the upper left corner of her lip from which prot…

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To grow in craft is to increase the bredth of what I can do, but art is the depth, the passion, the desire, the courage to be myself and myself alone.

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Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level. . . . A writer is someone who writes.

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Whether your purpose for writing is artistic expression, communication with friends and family, the healing of the inner life, or achieving public re…

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A writer is someone who writes!

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Even those truths that are painful will ultimately increase my wisdom, undergird my strength, make possible my art.

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And what is more generous than a window?

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When we neglect the artist in ourselves, there is a kind of mourning that goes on under the surface of our busy lives.

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