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Staying Motivated

“It’s first of all in the polishing, and second of all in the storytelling, that the real art comes out.”
—William Kowalski

"If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."    
—Toni Morrison

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in
invisible ink and clamoring to become visible." —Vladimir Nabakov

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." — Anton Chekhov

"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning
and a lightning bug." — Mark Twain

"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood.  I'd type a little faster." 
—Isaac Asimov

"For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the noise of battle." — John Cheever

"The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes." —Agatha Christie

"You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you.  And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke." —Arthur Polotnik