You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and you are going to have to go on giving, and the giving is going to have to be its own reward. There is no cosmic importance to your getting something published, but there is in learning to be a giver.


Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (ed. Anchor, 2007) - ISBN: 9780307424983

Anne Lamott Quotes

You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and...

You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and...

You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and...

You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and...