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“Writing is a process and you must trust the process! Fear and anxiety are part of that process along with the enthusaism and the good days and the joy and the passion and the great hopes you have for a book. But when you run into problems, when you get stuck or scared, you must trust that that is part of how a book comes to pass, and what you need to do is get very still and quiet because Self will tell you how to get out of a hole you've dug for yourself.”

Needs Writing Stills Book Self Problem Running Joy Passion Process Quiet Anxiety Scared Stuck Holes Good Day Great Hope Self Will

Author:Sue Grafton

“I pin my hopes to quiet processes and small circles in which vital and transforming events take place.”

Process Events Quiet Mental Health Circles Pins Transforming

Author:Rufus Jones

“One of the great errors organizations make is shutting down what is a natural, life-enhancing process-chaos. We are terrified of chaos. As a manager, it signals failure. But if you move out of control and into an appreciation of natural order, you understand that the only way a system changes is when it is far from equilibrium, when it moves from the 'quiet' we treasure and is confronted with the choice to die or reorganize. And you can't reorganize to a higher level unless you risk the perils of the path through chaos.”

“Bless yourself with holy water, have Masses said, and so on; by a simple and natural process this will make you believe, and will dull you - will quiet your proudly critical intellect.”

Believe Said Process Water Natural Simple Holy Quiet Mass Critical Intellect Dull Bless Holy Water

Author:Blaise Pascal

“I know of no painless process for giving birth to a picture idea. When I must produce, I retire to a quiet room with a supply of cheap paper and sharp pencils; my brain knows it's going to take a beating.”

Knows Giving Ideas Process Rooms Brain Produce Birth Quiet Paper Retiring Pencils Giving Birth Painless Quiet Room Sharp Pencils

Book:Norman Rockwell's people

Source: Norman Rockwell's people

“It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a period of time so that the songs can begin to sort of peek out, and you begin to have emotional experiences in a musical way.”

Way Enough Song Process Emotional Periods Quiet Discovery Musical Being Quiet

Author:James Taylor

“Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.”

Looks Has Beens Remember Opportunity Process Cases Path Impossible Quiet Adaptation Steadfast Insistence Deviate Steadfastness Slowness

Book:Race and Democratic Society

Source: Race and Democratic Society

“It is to the credit of human nature, that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates. Hatred, by a gradual and quiet process, will even be transformed to love, unless the change be impeded by a continually new irritation of the original feeling of hostility.”

Humans Play Feelings Hate Process Human Nature Quiet Hatred Anger Originals Credit Selfishness Inspirational Love Transformed Hostility Scarlet Irritation Hatred And Anger

Book:Nathaniel Hawthorne: Collected Novels: Scarlet Letter / House of Seven Gables / Blithedale Romance / Fanshawe / Marble Faun: Library of America #10

Source: Nathaniel Hawthorne: Collected Novels: Scarlet Letter / House of Seven Gables / Blithedale Romance / Fanshawe / Marble Faun: Library of America #10