Inspiration can come from so many places. Today, I'm featuring some quotes from writers whose work has inspired and moved me so over the years. What are some quotes from your favorite writers?
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t
make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then
do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” ~ Maya Angelou
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do
so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style" ~ Maya Angelou
"Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place." ~ Zora Neale Hurston
"Nothing that God ever made is the same thing to more than one person. That is natural." ~ Zora Neale Hurston
"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up." ~ James Baldwin
"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose." ~ James Baldwin
"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow." ~ Alice Walker
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." ~ Alice Walker
"An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose." ~ Langston Hughes
"7 x 7 + love = An amount Infinitely above: 7 x 7 - love." ~ Langston Hughes
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." ~ Toni Morrison
"Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about
things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just
sweet." ~ Toni Morrison
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