“Only you can tell your story.”

“Tell your story. Don't try and tell the stories that other people can tell. Any starting writer starts out with other people's voices. But as quickly as you can start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there will always be better writers than you and there will always be smarter writers than you, but you are the only you.”

“Be true to yourself and to the culture you were born into. Tell your story as only you can.”

“When you understand the perfection in "your story" you can stop telling it!...until then you will tell your story to anyone that will listen...”

“you got a story to tell, and you are the only one who can tell it. Don't give up!”

“Be open to suggestions, but don't let anyone dictate how you should tell your story. Who can possibly tell your story better than you?”