"Cruising the Internet doesn't count as writing. Neither does answering e-mail. Before you check Twitter & FB and do other similar tasks that get in the way of writing, write first. (I really need to take my own advice here!)"

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Terry McMillan

#Writing Quotes #Advice Quotes #Doe Quotes

“I'm not broken, I'm ruined. Do you understand the difference? With broken maybe you can fix things. Ruined? All you can do is wait to bury me.”

Source : "24/ Day 6: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m". January 2007.
“Want coffee?" I asked, as I headed that way. "It's three thirty in the morning." "Okay. Want coffee?”
“My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need not dress respectably.”
“God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'”
“The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.”
“I see bits and pieces of me in all the characters in my films.”
“What were you going to do with it?â€ McCain asked. "I just thought it might come in useful.â€ "Were you planning to attack me?â€ "No. But thatâ€™s a good idea.”
“Personally, I have been very impressed by the slow food movement. It is about celebrating the culture of food, of sharing the extraordinary knowledge, developed over millennia, of the traditions involved with quality food production, of the sheer joy and pleasure of consuming food together. Especially within the context of family life, this has to be one of the highest forms of cultural activity.”

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