Monday Quote Day!

The greatest use of a life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

{William James}

Mastery does not mean that you will always be strong and confident, that you will always show up consistently to write and believe in yourself as a writer. Mastery means that you know yourself well enough now to use new strategies to pick yourself out of the muck more quickly and with fewer bruises.

{Martha Alderson}

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

{Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.}

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

{Sally Berger}

A large portion of what makes writing so wonderful comes from encountering the unexpected.

{Terry Brooks}

It always seems impossible until it is done.

{Nelson Mandela}

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

{Earl Nightingale}

Here’s what I tell my students on the first day when I teach one of my creative writing courses: You will be published if you possess three qualities–talent, passion, and discipline.

{Elizabeth George} 

If you do the very best you can, the future will take care of itself.

{George Mitchell}

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

{John Irving}

Cheers to a happy, healthy, productive, prosperous, and blessed new year to all my amazing blog buddies! 

Happy New Year, Zigzaggers!!!