Quotes About Inspiration

I believe—like religion—that the glimmer, the metaphor, if you will, knows a great deal more than I do. And if I stay out of its way, it will reveal itself to me. I will become not so much its keeper as its conduit, and I will pass its wisdom on to the reader, without actually getting in its way" (79).

human spark plug, optimistic, intelligent, and energetic.

Create a story of which you will be proud.

Pam McCutcheon

I went to the Playboy Mansion one time and Smokey Robinson was there. And I was going through a divorce. And he just said, "I love you. You just keep on trying. You're a romantic. Just don't worry about it." I thought, yes, I'm a romantic. That's what it is. I'm not just making bad choices. Okay.

I need a real MAN-- so, I can be a Woman-- We are different for good reasons. We need each other like puzzle pieces. To inspire greatness in each other.

Rock stars are like prophets. There's something about somebody who can get up on a stage and sing. And then when they write you songs, forget it, okay?

My dad read the Bible ten times, and I want to do it in my lifetime. But it's definitely tough getting through.

There is a great deal of solemn discussion about The Novel. In fact, every novel is an answer to the ancient plea, 'Tell us a story.

He kissed her hair. "Anything good in me comes from loving you.

lowered her voice to a whisper, a conspiratorial gleam in her eyes. "Go for it." *

We are all born with a gift, and part of the journey is finding out what that is and learning how to share it

For Marie Force, who reached out to me in 2011 when I lost my newspaper job and encouraged me to self-publish — and then showed me how. From notes on a napkin at RWA13 to reality, here is the book we talked about. Thanks for everything.

November 18. . . I dig musicians, I feel they have the most to offer me mentally and emotionally because they think basically along the same lines that I do; extremely creative people. Music is Life. As Captain Beefheart once said 'God is a perfect musical note.

Jimi Hendrix often spoke about being a messenger. His hope was that his music might somehow pierce our hearts and heal our souls. He finally did go so far out that he couldn't find his way back in, but he did us all a huge favor—he left his music with us.

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You don't want me to end up like you. I have to tell you, that's always been kind of weird to me. I hope I end up like you. In fact, that's the one goal that I'm really sure about. I want to be as much like you as possible." - Tree to Piney, in one of their father-son talks.

I went from escaping into books to extracting things from them, from being inspired by books to trying to do things that inspired me—many of which I first encountered in stories. I went from wishing I were like a character in books to being a character in my books. I went from reading books to wrestling with them to writing them, all the while still learning from what I read. The

by setting out purposefully to raise a reader—you're helping her become someone who controls her own destiny.

We all love remembering the satisfaction, the joy, the almost giddy exhilaration of seeing the world of letters, and as a consequence the entire world, open up to us.

Books are a pleasure and they anchor your greater values.

If you and I can learn to tell our stories—not necessarily in writing but in talking about them, in daily living and in worship—we will affect our world in ways that only eternity will tell.

Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.