“Anything is possible…”

“You must read yourself over and over again…”

“You can’t edit what you haven’t written.”

“Write fearlessly, as if your life depended on it.…”

“Make art. I dare you.”

“Grow thick skin...”

“You are all the permission you need.”

“Show up at your desk and do the work...”

“Visualise seeing your book on shelves.”

“Short stories are multivitamins.”

“Keep reading.”

“Write what your soul wants to write.”

“I love short stories.”

“There’s no perfect way to write.”

“Just get the story down.”

“Believe in your story.”

“Fiction was my first love.”

“Tell the story you own.”

“Everyone can tell stories.”

“Don't try to please anyone.”