"... And the only way to find that honesty is to not overthink it. For your writing to come alive--to be multi-dimensional--you must barter away some control."

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Elizabeth Sims

#Honesty Quotes #Writing Quotes #Alive Quotes

“There is no apology from any Muslim leader for all the massacres of Christians”
“Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.”
“The way to be truly happy is to be truly human, and the way to be truly human is to be truly godly.”
“It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter.”
“Algaliarept varied its shape, sifting through my mind without me even knowing to choose what scared me the most. Once it had been Ivy. Then Kisten â€”until I had pinned him in an elevator in a foolish moment of vampire-induced passion. It's hard to be scared of someone after you've French-kissed him.”
“Faith isn't about having everything figured out ahead of time; faith is about following the quiet voice of God without having everything figured out ahead of time.”

Source : Rachel Held Evans (2012). “A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband "master"”, p.188, Thomas Nelson Inc
“In my books I might hold the mirror to my own face. If others would like to borrow the mirror, they're welcome. The books aren't there to accuse others - merely to raise issues and keep the debates alive.”
“The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart”

Source : Jacqueline Carey (2003). “Kushiel's Chosen: A Novel”, p.127, Macmillan

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