The Essential Soul Writer

Writing

"Easy reading is damn hard working." --Nathaniel Hawthorne

Change

"Improvisers don't look at change as an obstacle; we look at it as fuel. We know that the next great idea lies just on the other side of the change. We are constantly asking ourselves, "what can I do to incite change?" Well?"

--John Sweeney

Being Present

"The great struggle of life is that you are you and this is now. The inspiration of that is that you're not just remembering history, you're making it. It's a blank page. You can fill it with good things."

--Peggy Noonan

Writing

"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble if you felt it didn't matter."

--Edward Albee

Greatness

"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world--that is the myth of the atomic age--as in being able to remake ourselves."

--Gandhi

Life

"Life is a school for angels. Love is the Teacher, so do your homework without fear. Death is merely graduation."

--Jeffrey Kuehl

Friendship

"Hold a true friend with both of your hands."

--Nigerian Proverb

World

"The world is smaller than you think, and the people on it are more beautiful than you think."

--Bertram van Munster

Vision

"It is the eye which makes the horizon."

--Emerson

Opportunities

"You create your opportunities by asking for them." --Patty Hansen