“Writing is therapeutic for me because I don’t really talk to people about deep emotions. It’s hard to find those people, even with friends and family, I don’t tell them everything that’s in my head. I feel like everyone should write music, it’s like a melodic diary for your ears.”— Jessie Andrews, dazeddigital.com
“I never got tired of coming across a writerly style that seemed to exist for no good reason. I loved watching people try to figure out if they had something to say.”— Jia Tolentino, newyorker.com
“My least favorite received idea about writing is that one must find one's voice, as if it's there inside you, ready to be turned on like a player piano. Like character, its very existence depends on interaction with the world.”— Sarah Manguso, amazon.com
“Every morning the sun rises and you, like the plants covered in dew in your garden get a chance to start again.”— Nikita Gill, yoursoulisariver.com
“You don't have to prove to anyone just how tough you are. You are still here, and you are still alive despite all of life's storms and tornados and hurricanes. You have weathered them all like a grand old oak tree, and you are still here.You are still alive. And if that isn't tough, I don't know wha…”— Nikita Gill, shopcatalog.com
“Your spine is stronger than granite. You have no reason to act like it doesn't exist.”— Nikita Gill, shopcatalog.com
“They only succeed in stealing your voice if you give them permission by silencing yourself.”— Nikita Gill, yoursoulisariver.com
“I sat down and it just came out. Flew out. It's like this story has been sitting in my brain for years, taking up space.”— Amy Sherman-Palladino, Lorelai Gilmore, Lauren Graham, imdb.com
“Untreated mental illness can lead to devastating consequences, including suicide, substance abuse, and long-term medical issues. We can do better. Every one of us can make a difference. By getting educated on this epidemic and its frightening statistics and by breaking the stigma.”— Demi Lovato, bustle.com
“Use the voice that you were given. Shout what you believe in from the top of your lungs. Never let anyone quiet you.”— Demi Lovato, amazon.com
“I suppose some people find their voice later than others, but it's interesting to look back at really early work to see that there's some kernel or a Rosetta Stone, in a way. Everything is in place early on.”— Joe Bradley, interviewmagazine.com
“Why do you never find anything written about that idiosyncratic thought you advert to, about your fascination with something no one else understands? Because it is up to you. There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain. It is hard to explain because you have never read it o…”— Annie Dillard, amazon.com