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“The message of love or beauty or hope needs to be said by a hundred thousand different voices, written by a hundred thousand different pens, at a hundred thousand different times in history, different places in the world, different sectors of society, in different genres and registers, simply to be heard by the billions of ears and hearts that lie waiting for a truth which fires their soul, answers their question, speaks to their heart.”

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Book:The Rainbow Way: Cultivating Creativity in the Midst of Motherhood
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“Over the past few years one change has taken over my writing. It's that I no longer write from thought. Almost everything I write today is the result of subconscious grinding. In fact, these days I make it a point to not write from thought, particularly because things written from thought never quite embody the magic of my naturally flowing spring of words. Initially my writings contained occasional natural gems, bridged by materials from thought, particularly my early works of prose. But nowadays, it's like some invisible force does the actual writing - the complete writing, I only take dictations. Perhaps I've gotten lazy, or perhaps the outside has gotten lazy, for the inside has come alive. The thinker has given in, for the seer has come alive. This ain't mysticism, just the genius of nature. I ain't a mystic, just nature at its peak.”

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Book:The Humanitarian Dictator
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“Doubt has become the veritable wellspring of my creative process and my philosophic explorations. It has equipped me with the temerity and wherewithal to question certain truths deemed ‘fundamental’ by my betters. Defiance has made me stubborn—possibly even arrogant—enough to shrug off rejection and all fears thereof, no matter how lacerating to the self-esteem these could be. It has given me the will to seek only to satisfy myself.”

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Book:Sinew of the Social Species
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“What is Poetry (My Sonnet, My Rules) Any gargoyle can google the definition of a sonnet, Any robot can write and rhyme 14 lines of a sonnet. Number of lines don't make sonnet, Impeccable rhyme don't make poetry. Critics, police and gatekeepers are usually least capable of originality. It's okay if it's few lines extra, It's okay if it's couple lines less. It's okay if it doesn't rhyme at all, It's the soul that matters, not vessels. You're welcome to your dead laws of poetry, while I bring poetry to life, shaping society.”

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Book:World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets
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“If you are waiting for a message, know that it is already moving through you. You do not have to think. You do not have to know. You do not have to understand. All you have to do is release and go with the flow.”

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Book:Spirit In Disguise: A Guide to Miraculous Living, Book 2
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“I remember the pissaladière. We stood there watching them cook and eating that soft, oily bread. Back then I was so poor I was living on bread and cheese, and the flavor of olives and anchovies went straight through me." He stopped, and when he spoke again, his voice was lower, as if he was summoning the words from the air. "The wine was flowing, and the celery was crisp. Richard had found some old farmer who gave him a great ripe wheel of Brie that dripped off the edges of the bread. Richard and that crazy chef kept arguing, but it wasn't a fight, it was a seduction." Stella wanted to ask what they had argued about, but she was afraid to interrupt the rhythm of his words. "Richard wanted to keep it simple--- you know how he is--- but that chef had his own ideas. I remember he started dicing fish and mixing it with onions, tomatoes, and little bits of celery. 'Limes!' he said. 'I must have limes!' None of us had ever heard of ceviche, and we were astonished. Then Richard concocted a chicken gratin with a cheese custard on top, and the chef made the most beautiful salad I'd ever seen. He threw everything into it--- pieces of lemon, bits of cheese, and then he took the violets out of the vase and tossed in the petals. It was beautiful.”

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Book:The Paris Novel
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“Your aim shouldn’t be simply to produce marketable products; you should strive to tell stories that genuinely resonate with readers, creating characters and narratives they will cherish and return to time and again.”

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Book:Trust Your Story: Master Storytelling and Build a Successful Creative Writing Career
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“Storytelling isn’t an invention but a natural product of brain activity, and as such, it obeys natural laws rooted in human psychology.”

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Book:Trust Your Story: Master Storytelling and Build a Successful Creative Writing Career
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“Great stories draw us into their world and never let go. They continue to influence us long after the last page or the rolling credits. They grow on us, becoming a part of us. They create shared experiences, allowing us to build bridges with others and form communities. Behind their magic lies a science—something we can study, understand, and master.”

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Book:The Natural Laws of Story: Master the Art and Science of Engaging Narratives
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“A story is not like a road to follow … it's more like a house. You go inside and stay there for a while, wandering back and forth and settling where you like and discovering how the room and corridors relate to each other, how the world outside is altered by being viewed from these windows. And you, the visitor, the reader, are altered as well by being in this enclosed space, whether it is ample and easy or full of crooked turns, or sparsely or opulently furnished. You can go back again and again, and the house, the story, always contains more than you saw the last time. It also has a sturdy sense of itself of being built out of its own necessity, not just to shelter or beguile you.”

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Book:Selected Stories
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“In writing. Don't use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was "terrible," describe it so that we'll be terrified. Don't say it was "delightful"; make us say "delightful" when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers, "Please will you do my job for me." [Letter to Joan Lancaster, 26 June 1956]”

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Book:Letters to Children
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“When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of a moonlit night if you'll write that a gleam like starlight shone from the pieces of a broken bottle, and then the dark, plump shadow of a dog or wolf appeared. You will bring life to nature only if you don't shrink from similes that liken its activities to those of humankind." (Letter to Alexander Chekhov, May 10, 1886)”

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Author:Anton Chekhov
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“The key is having respect for resistance when it comes up for us, being kind to ourselves, taking breaks, and trusting our instincts about our own pace, and what is in our best interest.”

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Book:Leap With Me: A Creative Path to Finding and Following Your True Voice
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“The power of visual storytelling has always been my guiding light, and this book is a testament to that power. While my belief in it hasn’t changed, the process of creating this work has deepened my commitment to using my lens as a tool for change. Visual stories have the power to shift perspectives, challenge misconceptions, and inspire action.”

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Book:Compositions of Black Joy: A Visual Chronicle of the Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival
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