I remember everyone telling me I had to think positive when I was writing my first book. If I believed I could do it, then I could! If I pictured myself published, then it was going to happen! Which sounded great, except...could I do it? If I didn't think I could, was I doomed to fail? What if I was almost totally sure I would fail? I am here to tell you-what matters is sticking with it.
Holly BlackLittle mouse," a voice said through the keyhole. "Don't you know the more you wriggle, the greater the cat's delight?
Holly BlackWe are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be. That's why habits are so hard to break. If we know ourselves to be liars, we expect not to tell the truth. If we think of ourselves as honest, we try harder.
Holly BlackAre you sure?" Aidan asked, "Gavriel's still a vampire." "He warned me about you and about them. He didn't have to. I'm not going to repay that by-" she hesitated, then frowned. "What did you call him?" "That's his name," Aidan sighed, "Gavriel. The other vampires, while they were tying me to the bed, they said his name." "Oh." With a final tug she pulled the blanked free and tossed it over to 'Gavriel' -Tana and Aidan-page 23-chapter 3
Holly BlackIโve stripped my life down,โ he told me. โI donโt need much. I have all the company I want to keep right in here.โ He shot himself in the head with his fingers. โPeople donโt understand about the need to live simply. They make appointments all day. They even schedule their own deaths. The first time theyโll have freedom to really be themselves is when they no longer exist. But up here, thereโs nothing but me and the sky. A million billion stars.
Holly Black