"The expert at anything was once a beginner." Hayes

"Live out of your imagination, not your history." Stephen Covey

"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best." Henry Van Dyke

"Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to nurture it in solitude and to follow the talent to the dark places where it leads." Erica Jong

"Dreaming and hoping won't produce a piece of work; only writing, rewriting and rewriting (if necessary)--a devoted translation of thoughts and dreams into words on paper--will result in a story." Roberta Gellis

"There is no perfect time to write. There's only now." Barbara Kingsolver

"If the writer has a masterpiece within, he had better save it on paper. Otherwise, none of us will ever miss it." Steve Martini

"Don't sell yourself short; dare to dream. You might sell to a top market before you ever sell to a non-paying market--you won't know unless you try. In the same way, it's good to be cooperative, but don't be too humble either." Rheal Nadeau

"When I start a book, I always think it's patently absurd that I can write one. No one, certainly not me, can write a book 500 pages long. But I know I can write 15 pages, and if I write 15 pages every day, eventually I will have 500 of them." John Saul

"The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you didn't write." Unknown

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." Beverly Sills

"The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything--and it works." William Strong

"That which we persist in doing becomes easier--not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased." Emerson

"Everybody is talented, original, and has something important to say." Brenda Ueland

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." Bertrand Russell

"Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt." William Shakespeare

"Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was." Richard L. Evans

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." Henry David Thoreau

"A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort." Sydney Smith

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." Anatole France

"When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. John F. Kennedy

"You must do the things you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

"Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps." David Lloyd George

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs." Henry Ford