“Writing is an act of paying attention. Of moving towards the essential which lies, hidden, behind the costumes, baubles & doodads of survival. Remove all the noise and explore what you are left with: what is your self busy hiding from your self?”— Quiara Alegría Hudes, twitter.com
“A train uptown writing ?'s: How does the story start? When did the question take root? When did u realize ur world was not just ordinary but lit & urgent & in need of articulation? You had choices. Why did you dedicate years to building this particular throne?”— Quiara A Hudes, twitter.com
“...admit to yourself whether you would die if it should be denied you to write. This above all: ask yourself in your night's quietest hour: must I write?”— Rainer Maria Rilke, amazon.com
“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.”— Flannery O’Connor, goodreads.com
“Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life.”— Stephen King, amazon.com