Fear and love were sometimes the same thing both necessary unavoidable. Now she understood that it was okay to bleed if you know how to heal.

Writing is a struggle no matter what the genre.

Insults sting but a little when they stem from a man's ignorance.

I never felt I was incapable of succeeding because I felt confident I could always learn what I needed to know.

It is a great virtue to be needed. Greater, even, than being liked

My adult life has been a patchwork of projects, most of which were fleeting fancies of overreaching vision. I tend to seize on things, only to abandon them due to a lack of time, talent or inclination.

You are TSTL. I beg your pardon. Too stupid to live.