Writerly words I find useful right now
Goethe: “Whatever you can do or dream that you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now.”
Henry Miller: “Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.”
Neil Gaiman: “The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like.”
Richard Ford: “Don’t take any shit if you can possibly help it.”