#advice

Writing starts with living. ↗

— L.L. Barkat

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Writers are born, not created. ↗

— Tim Campbell

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If you can't stand your own company alone in a room for long hours, or, when it gets tough, the feeling of being in a locked cell, or, when it gets tougher still, the vague feeling of being buried alive--then don't be a writer. ↗

— Graham Swift

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Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#enemies #self-reflection #love

A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit. ↗

— Criss Jami

#compelling #consideration #constructive-criticism #demean #demeaning

Lust is the difference between loving someone and being in love with someone. ↗

— Teresa Mummert

#love #lust #relationships #love

Never pay attention to someone who has not earned your respect. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#reputation #respect #respect

I don't think anyone can give you advice when you've got a broken heart. ↗

— Britney Spears

#heartbreak #broken

The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#free

As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

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