Alma Gluck Quotes

Time and again, a student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worthwhile to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests, saying that if the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it.

Alma Gluck

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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.

Karen Elson
Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.

Laini Taylor
- Writing
- Trying
- Yourself
I am healthy and happy.

Candice Swanepoel
- Happy
- Healthy
Throughout my life, I have valued relationships far more than the professionalism.

Karan Johar
Questions that require answers are what keep readers going - and the place to start raising those questions is with your very first sentence.

Nancy Kress
- Place
- Start
- Questions
The smartest thing I ever did as a writer was hire a retired conservation agent to blaze a hiking trail for me. It's nothing fancy - just a narrow path that meanders for a little over a mile through the woods near my home. But that trail through the trees has become my therapist, my personal trainer, and my best editor.

Kate Klise
- Home
- Path
- Hiking