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“Pain is itself a god: the taskmaster of life. Pain cracks the whip, and all that lives will move. To live is to be a slave to pain.”

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Matthew Woodring Stover

Matthew Woodring Stover is an American novelist born on January 29, 1962. He is known for his historical and military novels, particularly for his portrayal of heroic figures in war settings. more

“When I write a book, I put everything I have into it; so the more I have, the more the books become. Some people get freaked out by them: mostly the people who believe, mistakenly, that fantasy is about escaping reality. To them I say: If you have a problem with reality, you should be spending more time dealing with your life, and less time reading popcorn fantasy.”

People Ifs Should Writing Believe Book Problem Reality Reading Fantasy Spending More Time Escaping Popcorn

Author:Matthew Woodring Stover

“With each victory of the light, it is the dark that wins.”

Light Winning Dark Victory

Author:Matthew Woodring Stover

“If you have dreams you want to pursue, the time is now. There is no perfect time, and there is no better time. There is only the time you lose while you're making excuses.”

Ifs Want Dream Inspiration Loses Perfect Excuse Pursue Making Excuses

Author:Holly Lisle

“Willful ignorance and endless laws become the replacement for self-education and self-restraint, because ignorance and laws are easy.”

Self Law Easy Ignorance Endless Restraint Self Education Replacements Self Restraint Willful Ignorance

Book:The Secret Texts

Source: The Secret Texts

“Every writer has something to say, but those writers whose works endure have dared to say something about the things that frighten them, confuse them, challenge them, and occasionally delight them.”

Challenges Endure Delight

Author:Holly Lisle

“Actions have consequences... first rule of life. And the second rule is this - you are the only one responsible for your own actions.”

Firsts Motivational Action Awareness Consequence Responsible Knowing Who You Are Rules Of Life Actions Have Consequences

Book:Fire in the Mist

Source: Fire in the Mist

“The only place you will be accepted is the place you make for yourself.”

Accepted

Book:Fire in the Mist

Source: Fire in the Mist

“This is writing. You cut out chunks of your own memories, rework them, bleed into them, breathe into the raw clay, and hope the creature lives.”

Writing Memories Cutting Creatures Breathe Clay Chunks Rework

Author:Holly Lisle

“The definition of a writing career, is write a book, write another book, write another book”

Writing Book Careers Definitions

Author:Holly Lisle

“Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.”

Writing Choices Compulsion Irresistible

Author:Walter Jon Williams

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