Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. – Rainer Maria Rilke
The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible. – Washington Irving
The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say. – Mark Twain
A positive attitude is not going to save you. What its going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether thats a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, youre going to actually live. – Elizabeth Edwards
I think Ive done every crazy diet there was in the beginning, but its weird: Im thinner now than I was when I was modeling. I dont obsess about it. – Molly Sims