Quotes from Famous Writers

Need some inspiration to pick up the pen (or pull out the keyboard)? Here are a few choice quotes about writing that always get me going (taken from http://www.quotegarden.com/ ):

"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say."
~Anaïs Nin

"And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt."
~Sylvia Plath

"If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." ~Toni Morrison

"Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be."
~Mark Twain

"I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter."
~James Michener

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."
~William Wordsworth

"Easy reading is damn hard writing."
~Nathaniel Hawthorne

"A metaphor is like a simile."
~Author Unknown

"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." ~Isaac Asimov

Enjoy and happy writing!

Houston Trivia Bites: 10 of My Favorite Houston Celebrities

Ever want to know who calls the Bayou City home? As the 4th largest city in the US (but often overlooked, in my opinion), we've got a whole lot of interesting folks who got their start in H-Town.

Here are just a few of my favorites:

Beyonce Knowles (no explanation necessary)

ZZ Top (again, no explanation necessary...unless I'm just getting old)

George Foreman

Chandra Wilson (of Grey's Anatomy fame)

Blue October (if you don't know this band, then you're just missing out)

Bela Karolyi (Olympic Gymnastics Coach of Mary-Lou Retton Fame)

John Lithgow (Actor)

Clint and Lisa Hartman Black (I'm not into country music, but they are just a cute couple)

Chloe Dao (Project Runway Winner)

Yolande Adams (Singer and Grammy Winner)

To find out more about Houston celebrities, click here.