Thoughts

What day is it? It’s today. Today is the day to begin.

— I just said it

Time is a prism, its facets reflecting specific moments. Portions of my writing, I call “out of time”. These are the direct address, flashback or unexpected facets of the story’s prism.   

— Heidi Heimarck

Feeling locked out. The opportunities are through that door. Must forge a key or break the door down. A key might be the better option.

— Joni R.E.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

— Charles Dickens

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

— Milton Berle

“How long is forever?
Sometimes just one second”

― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.

— Kyle Chandler

“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.”

— Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990)

Leave the door open. While you’re writing, allow unexpected visits from new characters to enter.

— my advice to you

Remember to close all parentheses. We’re not paying to air condition the entire paragraph!

— from somewhere on the internet