"If you have a painting in you, paint. Just create it. Banish doubt and fear and step out of your own way. Write if you're a writer. Do what you were born to do. --Toni Sorenson
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
The simple truth is that authors like making people squirm. If this weren't the case, all novels would be filled completely with cute bunnies having birthday parties. — Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians