In my last writing class, the instructor noted that when he wrote his novel he kept a notebook with him at all times. On the inside cover was an inspirational saying. Something short and to the point to motivate him. Damned if I can remember what that was! It doesn't really matter, though, as what inspires one is different from another. A couple I heard recently that really struck a chord for me are: "Choices, not chances, determine your destiny" and "Be less discouraged, be more determined".
In "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, he presented the reader with a lot of information about overcoming adversity to achieve ones goals. One thing that he said was "Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something". I'm sure that anyone who writes has hit a brick wall or two.
Anyway, I'm drifting off into the philisophical...I'll leave off with a couple of favourites of mine that I've got on my Facebook page:
- "We are all travellers in the wilderness of the world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend" -- Robert Louis Stevenson
- "Life is what happens when you are making other plans" -- John Lennon
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4 comments:
I like, "one is always nearer by not standing still", which I think is from a poem by Thom Gunn.
One of my faves...
Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. - E.L. Doctorow
I have a horrible time remembering quotes, yet for some reason this one always sticks:
"Ask not for whom the bone bones. It bones for thee."
Bender "Bending" Rodriguez
Anton - I hadn't heard that one before.
Cate - I like that one!
Natalie - I won't ask in what context the word bone is being used...I'm not bad a remembering quotes, it's remembering and telling a joke that I'm hopeless at.
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