“Once you're imagining being the main character, and you're having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes over.” WritingCharacterFictionMagicConversationBeing ThereFiction WritingMain Characters Author:Will Hobbs
“Some of the best things that have happened in my stories have happened seemingly of their own accord. The writer becomes a listener, just writing things down as they come.” WritingStoriesHappenedBest ThingsListenersAccordWriting Things Down Author:Will Hobbs
“So much of writing is discovery. Sometimes I feel like a rat in a maze, trying to discover the way out. My little heart is beating, and I'm racing down a path thinking, this is the route, it will get me there, as I turn this way and then that.” ThinkingWayFeelsWritingTryingHeartLittlesSometimesTurnsPathDiscoveryRacingRoutesRatsMazes Author:Will Hobbs
“One day I get to that spot where I've discovered the secret to the maze, and then I've got free running the rest of the way. It's a great feeling.” WayFeelingsRunningSecretOne DaySpotsMazesGreat Feelings Author:Will Hobbs
“I stay in contact with kids, and that is a lot of fun for me, not only to get their letters but to meet them in schools and see that the books really have engaged their hearts and imaginations. That's what makes it so worthwhile.” HeartBookKidsSchoolFunImaginationLettersContactEngagedWorthwhile Author:Will Hobbs
“I think it's important to be sincere. And I could be the most sincere just staying in [my] mother language actually. And that's the reason why I stay composing and writing in French.” ThinkingWritingImportantReasonMotherLanguageReason WhyStayingSincereComposing Author:Stromae
“I'm sure that a U.S. citizen, if I try to sing in English, he can feel that I'm not really sincere, there is something wrong. And I'm sure that even in French, they could feel the sincerity more than in English.” IfsFeelsTryingCitizensSincereSincerity Author:Stromae
“Congolese rumba was so huge in Africa that everybody was inspired by it. But my African roots brought me this music. In every African family, parties in Brussels, we used to listen to this kind of music. And salsa music as well.” WellsKindUsedPartyHugeRootsInspiredSalsaBrusselsRumba Author:Stromae
“When you're supported by people, you always imagine it's people your age who will support you.” PeopleAgeSupportImagineSupport You Author:Stromae
“It's still a compliment when you're backed by younger and older, but it's actually unexpected. It's surprising, but for me it's in fact the most beautiful compliment.” StillsFactsBeautifulUnexpectedComplimentSurprising Author:Stromae