contributed by Daniel David Johnson

• Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder.
  
  Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you. Figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.

  Barbara Kingsolver

I remember coming to a concert where they had a big catered meal set out for everyone. I went and said, "Miles, man, you gotta see all this food they got here." And Miles said, "I didn't come here to eat." (told by Gary Bartz) - Miles Davis