Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast — you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. - Julia Cameron

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. SENECA

"The "if I had time" lie is a convenient way to ignore the fact that novels require being written and that writing happens a sentence at a time. Sentences can happen in a moment. Enough stolen moments, enough stolen sentences, and a novel is born - without the luxury of time."

It is always necessary to acknowledge creative injuries and grieve them. Otherwise, they become creative scar tissue and block your growth.