These are some of my favorite quotes ... and the list keeps growing. I hope they inspire you to write in the face of rejection, when the words don't flow and when you simply need inspiration to keep going. God bless all your writing endeavors.
Discipline is freedom. Garth Fagan
Work is love made visible. Khalil Gibran
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Chance favors the prepared mind. Louis PasteurWrite for pleasure and publish for money. Pushkin
You develop a style from writing a lot. Kurt Vonnegut
Easy reading is damn hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writing is always a voyage of discovery. Nadine Gordimer
If I kneel before God, I can stand before any man. Anonymous
A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit. Richard Bach
God never uses anyone greatly until he tests them deeply. AW Tozer
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. Allen Ginsberg
Do not write to be liked. Write to be remembered. ~Chuck Palahniuk
If you are skating on thin ice, you might as well dance. Jesse Winchester
A writer's heart must beat. A reader's heart must hear it. Patti Lee Gauch
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. G.K. Chesterton
Shoot for the moon; even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars. Les Brown
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Mother Teresa
The first chapter sells the book. The last chapter sells the next book. Mickey Spillane
Only those that risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T.S. Eliot
The Church is not a museum for saints, but a hospital for sinners. Abigail Van Buren
Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you. Joshua 3:5
Sure, it's simple, writing for kids . . . . Just as simple as bringing them up. Ursula K. LeGuin
The role of the writer is not to say what all can say but what we are unable to say. Anais Nin
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. St. Francis of Assisi
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet. Frederick Buechner
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Alva Edison
And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. Ray Bradbury
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. G. K. Chesterton
As I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time are those who have given me something to say. Katherine Paterson
A cat purring on your lap is more healing than any drug in the world, as the vibrations you are receiving are of pure love and contentment. St. Francis of Assisi
To begin is easy; to persevere is sanctity. Let your perseverance not be a blind consequence of the first impulse, the work of inertia: let it be a reflective perseverance. St. Josemaria Escriva: The Way
Put your heart aside. Duty comes first. But, when fulfilling your duty, put your heart into it: be gentle. St. Josemaria Escriva: The Way
If you are skating on thin ice, you might as well dance. Jesse Winchester
A writer's heart must beat. A reader's heart must hear it. Patti Lee Gauch
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. G.K. Chesterton
Shoot for the moon; even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars. Les Brown
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Mother Teresa
The first chapter sells the book. The last chapter sells the next book. Mickey Spillane
Only those that risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T.S. Eliot
The Church is not a museum for saints, but a hospital for sinners. Abigail Van Buren
Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you. Joshua 3:5
Sure, it's simple, writing for kids . . . . Just as simple as bringing them up. Ursula K. LeGuin
The role of the writer is not to say what all can say but what we are unable to say. Anais Nin
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
Writing is nothing if not breaking the silence. The problem is, no one likes a snitch. Betsy Lerner
Lucky is the man who does not secretly believe that every possibility is open to him. Walker Percy
For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Philippians 2:13
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. Gustave Flaubert
For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Philippians 2:13
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. Gustave Flaubert
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. St. Francis of Assisi
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet. Frederick Buechner
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Alva Edison
And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. Ray Bradbury
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. G. K. Chesterton
As I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time are those who have given me something to say. Katherine Paterson
A cat purring on your lap is more healing than any drug in the world, as the vibrations you are receiving are of pure love and contentment. St. Francis of Assisi
To begin is easy; to persevere is sanctity. Let your perseverance not be a blind consequence of the first impulse, the work of inertia: let it be a reflective perseverance. St. Josemaria Escriva: The Way
Put your heart aside. Duty comes first. But, when fulfilling your duty, put your heart into it: be gentle. St. Josemaria Escriva: The Way
The heroic minute. It is the time fixed for getting up. Without hesitation: a supernatural reflection and... up! The heroic minute: here you have a mortification that strengthens your will and does no harm to your body. St. Josemaria Escriva: The Way
