Every writer has something to say, but those writers whose works endure have dared to say something about the things that frighten them, confuse them, challenge them, and occasionally delight them.
Holly LisleThis is writing. You cut out chunks of your own memories, rework them, bleed into them, breathe into the raw clay, and hope the creature lives.
Holly LisleI have never yet figured out what to do about good advice that you get, and that you know right away would help you, but that you cannot follow.
Holly LisleWillful ignorance and endless laws become the replacement for self-education and self-restraint, because ignorance and laws are easy.
Holly LisleGuilt is a good friend, isn't it? It will stand at your back when every other friend has abandoned you, and in the face of all reason it will stay by your side, and even when you tell it, "I am moving on now," it will say, "I shall never leave you; never." If only I could find a lover as faithful as guilt.
Holly Lisle