I believe we have breaks because we need them. So my suggestion is that you take the break. Eat chocolate.

I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding

Some affixes are wildly promiscuous.

If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you.

Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all kinds of things.

Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).