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I feel like there are women who are genuinely born to be mothers, and women who are born to be aunties, and women who really probably not should be allowed near children. The tragedy that happens is when any one of those women ends up in the wrong category. Elizabeth Gilbert

For short term relaxation, I take a hot tub. It's my best way to unblock writers' block, too. For a bit longer relaxation, I enjoy camping. Just being in the wilderness, with no phones or computers or anything I have to do really refreshes my spirit. Ellen Hopkins

Best Phones Enjoy Too Wilderness Way Relaxation Bit Best Way Spirit Take Writers Computers Hot Longer Term Block Camping Tub Short Just Being Anything Short-Term Really

I would say just start writing. You've got to write every day. Copy someone that you like if you think that perhaps could become your sound, too. I did that with Hemingway, and I thought I was writing just like Hemingway. Then all of a sudden it occurred to me - he didn't have a sense of humor. I don't know anything he's written that's funny. Elmore Leonard

Funny Day Me You Sense Of Humor Every Day Writing Humor Thought Become Sense Every Think Too Say Would Someone Could Write He Written Like Perhaps Know Got Sound Occurred Did Just Anything Then Your Sudden Hemingway Start Copy

Keep well; that is the half of wisdom and of happiness. Emile Zola

Happiness Wisdom Half Well Keep

In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it. Emile Zola

You Seen Claim Photographed Something Until Cannot View

In Paris, everything's for sale: wise virgins, foolish virgins, truth and lies, tears and smiles. Emile Zola

Truth Wise Tears Everything Lies Paris Foolish Smiles Sale

Valentine's Day: Rubbing singles' noses in their lack of a mate and the noses of couples in their lack of time. Emma McLaughlin

Time Day Valentines Day Valentine Couples Mate Singles Lack Noses Rubbing

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. Erica Jong

Wish Advice Know Answer Ask

Solitude is un-American. Erica Jong

Alone Solitude Un-American

I don't even think I was quite a year old. My mother was maybe seven months pregnant with my little brother. I was sucked out of her arms, and she landed 75 yards away from our trailer and had a ruptured disc. The tornado set me down on top of this pile of corrugated lumber and scrap metal. Ernest Cline

Me Mother Old Year Down Think Our Seven Top Months Out Tornado Brother Had Disc She Arms Pile Metal Yards Year-Old Trailer Scrap Quite Maybe Little Little Brother Landed Pregnant Sucked Even Away Lumber Her Set

Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up. Ernest Hemingway

Travel Writing Mind Broaden Write Like Up Your Standing Standing Up

When you go to war as a boy, you have a great illusion of immortality. Other people get killed, not you... Then, when you are badly wounded the first time, you lose that illusion, and you know it can happen to you. Ernest Hemingway

War Time Great You People Illusion First Lose Other Wounded Immortality Badly Know First Time Boy Go Get Happen Then

You can write any time people will leave you alone and not interrupt you. Or, rather, you can if you will be ruthless enough about it. But the best writing is certainly when you are in love. Ernest Hemingway

Love Alone Time Best You People Writing Will Enough About Rather Ruthless Write Leave Time People Any Certainly Interrupt

Things may not be immediately discernible in what a man writes, and in this sometimes he is fortunate; but eventually they are quite clear, and by these and the degree of alchemy that he possesses, he will endure or be forgotten. Ernest Hemingway

Man Sometimes Will Degree Immediately Possesses Writes He Clear Quite May Forgotten Endure Fortunate Eventually Things Alchemy

I always rewrite each day up to the point where I stopped. When it is all finished, naturally you go over it. You get another chance to correct and rewrite when someone else types it, and you see it clean in type. The last chance is in the proofs. You're grateful for these different chances. Ernest Hemingway

Day You Grateful Finished Else Type Types Correct See Someone Clean Point Over Over It Another Always Go Up Get Stopped Rewrite Where Different Naturally Each Each Day Last Chance Chances

Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination. Ernest Hemingway

Cowardice Imagination Ability Simply Almost Always Suspend Lack

When I am working on a book or a story, I write every morning as soon after first light as possible. There is no one to disturb you, and it is cool or cold, and you come to your work and warm as you write. Ernest Hemingway

You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it. Faith Baldwin

You Heart Mind Preach Live Unless Brotherhood Posture Ideal Known However Condition Contribute Anything Cannot Much Agree

Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens. Fay Weldon

Nothing Everything Happens Then

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive. Franz Kafka

Positive Suffering World Indeed Only Between Link Element

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins. Franz Kafka

Life Needs Fate Down Despair Other Ruins Alive Sees He Over Come Terms His Hand Off Anyone Cannot While Ward Little Note Who Among

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