“...wrote Lawrence Block. "Someone once told me that fear and courage are like lightning and thunder; they both start out at the same time, but the fear travels faster and arrives sooner. If we just wait a moment, the requisite courage will be along shortly." (quoted from Write for Your Live by Lawrence Block)”

“...fear and courage are like lightning and thunder; they both sart out at the same time, but the fear travels faster and arrives sooner. If we just wait a moment, the requisite courage will be along shortly.”

“One of the most fundamental of human fears is that our existence will go unnoticed.”

“Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last.”

“Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration.”

“Willa Cather said that she write best when she stopped trying to write and began simply to remember.”

“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.”