Do anything, but let it produce joy. — Henry Miller

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Throughout life, people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too. — Will Smith

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When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done. - Stephen King

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The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. ― Michael Altshuler

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Be your own motivation. — Jon Jones

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Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself. — Harvey Fierstein

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Writers are the exorcists of their own demons.

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Quantity has a quality all its own. ― Joseph Stalin

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You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script. — Oprah Winfrey

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We make our own hell out of the people around us.

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