“Sometimes, we are simply trapped in the cage of our own emotions, unable to break those bars. It hurts!”

“It's difficult to carry the weight of responsibilities. But, it's more difficult to carry the weight of expectations.”

“Achievement and fearfulness can't stay together.”

“It's easy to be with someone who is completely different from you, but difficult when that person holds starkly different opinions from you.”

“Your promise is someone's hope. Keep your promises.”

“You can never learn/improve if you are too proud to accept criticism.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”

“Is not our purest form of writing that done without the taint of money?”

“One single letter cures the blank page.”

“When you write, you can write yourself into the world of your dreams or the world of your nightmares. The choice is yours!”