Anne-Rae Vasquez > Anne-Rae's Quotes

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
― Socrates

“The shapes inched closer. I gaped at them, trying to discern their features. "I think I see dead people," I whispered.
"Yep," Aidan said, smiling. "More vampire jokes. You're just fine, then. Once this is over, you and my brother will be BFFs." He wrapped his arms around me, pressing me against his broad chest. Against my better judgement, I leaned into him, strangely comforted.”
― Jayde Scott, A Job From Hell

“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

“There are rules to the game but I don’t believe that we need to be bound by them. If it feels appropriate to follow the rules, then by all means, follow them. If it feels better to break the rules, be creative and do it.”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Doubt

“A true artist creates art because they have a passion and desire to do so.”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera

“Creativity and expression of one’s art can only be measured by the audience to whom it was intended for.  Not everyone is going to like my “art” and I don’t really care about that.”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera

“Like JJ Abrams,  creators just want to tell a story and entertain people. So why only focus in one way of telling it?Give readers another way to connect with your story.  Entertainment does not need to be contained in one medium. Think about telling your story in many mediums.”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Doubt

“To what shall we compare our fragile life?

Life is like a speck of dust that alights upon a surface. It remains there, unmoved, until a draft threatens it. When a breeze comes it holds on till the last. Finally, a gust of wind comes and it is blown asunder. That is how fragile life is, like a speck of dust blown to nothingness.”
― Paul Worthington, Life: As Fragile As Dust

“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”
― Khaled Hosseini

“For you, a thousand times over”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“War of words. We are influenced by the western media. But is what we hear the truth or just PR campaigns for governments?”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Doubt

“Check other sources before believing mainstream media.Seek the truth.”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Doubt

“Writing is emotional...it is baring your soul to the world and waiting for someone to acknowledge and love it, or shun and hate it, or worse be indifferent about it.”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Doubt

“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.”
― Bob Marley

“What goes around may come around, but it never ends up exactly the same place, you ever notice? Like a record on a turntable, all it takes is one groove's difference and the universe can be on into a whole 'nother song.”
― Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice

“One day a long time from now you'll cease to care anymore whom you please or what anybody has to say about you. That's when you'll finally produce the work you're capable of.”
― J.D. Salinger

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden.”
― Joni Mitchell

“Sebastian stayed seated at his computer chair and pondered.
Time travel … I don’t have the time to time travel! he moaned.”
― G.E.F. Neilson, Nathaniel's 1st Adventure

“The writer's silent mind is a period of intermission before orchestrating a symphony of words.”
― Khaled Talib, The Little Book of Muses

“Kind words dispel clouds of fear like the moonlight's smile on water.”
― Khaled Talib, The Little Book of Muses

“There exists an oasis where inspiration bursts forth like black gold from the fertile loam and every odd bellbird chirps a melody worth remembering. There’s no bloody map or nautical chart that can deliver you there, but you know the instant you’ve arrived because you never ever want to depart.”
― Adam G. Tarsitano, Broken Birdie Chirpin

“Love or hate my work. I write not to impress. It's just in me to give.”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Doubt

“Suddenly, a high-pitched sound blasted into the room. The floor began shaking beneath her feet. She paused for a moment, wondering if she was causing this.”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Doubt

“The answer you seek lies in learning to combine the power of reason with the passion of emotion. If you let reason alone control your choices, you lose the power of intuition. If you let emotion control your choices, you will be a slave to every minor tragedy.”
― Roy Huff, The First Pillar

“MISSION ONE ACCOMPLISHED. The next challenge was bringing in online gamers to join him on his crusade. How was he going to convince online gamers to leave the privacy of their virtual world to work with others in the real world?--Harry Doubt”
― Anne-Rae Vasquez, Doubt

“I saw Nyx in the pages, and wrote until I set her free ;)”
― John Patrick Kennedy

“Nothing dies in Hell.”
― John Patrick Kennedy, Plague of Angels