“I'm under strict instructions to write a happy ending. Rule number ninety-seven: You're not allowed to make a dragon cry.""Right," Said Sophie, starting the engine. "Tears might quench their fire.”
“When efforts to live happily start with TEARS and end with CRY. Assemble a part from tears and a part from cry and make it-TRY.”
“Write. Start writing today. Start writing right now. Don’t write it right, just write it –and then make it right later. Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one. Be wary of “writing rules” and advice. Do it your way.”
“Little Sisters' Survival Guide, rule number thirty-seven," Skylar said. "Scream before they hit you.”
“The end of writing is to instruct; the end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing.”
“You can tell people of the need to struggle, but when the powerless start to see that they really can make a difference, nothing can quench the fire.”