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There Are As Many Stories To Be Told As There Are People To Tell Them About; Only The Mean-spirited Would Consider There To Be A Competition At All.

It May Sound Trite, But Using The Weapons Of The Enemy, No Matter How Good One's Intentions, Makes One The Enemy.

You Wouldn't Want Any Creative Process To Lose Its Sense Of Fun And Adventure, But That Doesn't Mean You Can't Take It Seriously As Well.

The Best Change You Can Make Is To Hold Up A Mirror So That People Can Look Into It And Change Themselves. That's The Only Way A Person Can Be Changed." By Looking Into Yourself," Zia Said. "even If You Have To Look Into A Mirror That's Outside Yourself To Do It." "and You Know," Maida Added. "that Mirror Can Be A Story You Hear, Or Just Someone Else's Eyes. Anything That Reflects Back So You Can See Yourself In It.

My Characters Seem Real Because They Are Drawn From The Realities Of My Life. I Didn't Have To Research Their Pain; I Just Tapped Into My Own.