Often, you have to fail as a writer before you write that bestselling novel or ground-breaking memoir. If you're failing as a writer - which it definitely feels like when you're struggling to write regularly or can't seem to earn a living as a freelance writer - maybe you need to take a long-term perspective.
J. K. RowlingSirius โ itโs me . . . itโs Peter . . . your friend . . . you wouldnโt . . .โ Black kicked out and Pettigrew recoiled. โThereโs enough filth on my robes without you touching them,โ said Black.
J. K. RowlingI definitely know that-that love is the most powerful thing of all and I remember thinking that-God, I'm about to make myself cry but, I remember thinking that when 9/11 happened because those last phone calls were about-the last thing knowingly, that I'm going to say on this earth is 'I love you.' What's more powerful than that? What's more proof than that? Beyond fear, beyond death.
J. K. Rowling