“For any endeavor or enterprise in the creative field, you have to think of it as a job. Even if you only can do it an hour, a day, or two hours a day, even if you have to get up really early in the morning and before the kids are awake.” – Steven Pressfield
“Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it means something to the person that you're writing for, and it means something to the person who's reading the story.” – Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson
“One of the really most valuable things you learn is that people are capable of a lot more than they often think they are.” – Commander William C. Spears
“The whole purpose of the book is to kind of reach kids who might be experiencing some difficulties in life, whether they feel isolated or alone, or maybe they're special needs. So, I really wanted there to be more out there that is inclusive.” – T. L. McCoy
“You want to fail fast, and you want to fail big, because that's how you get ultimately to your objective to accomplish your mission.” – Shaun L. Murphy
“How you show up in the world matters, so it is really a waste of time, effort, and resources to be communicating ineffectively.” – Naomi Carrington-Hockman, DTM
“I know that impostor syndrome is real because I have faced it, and I still face it. But you have a story to tell, and nobody can tell your story quite the way you tell it.” – Derrick M. Jackson
“Sometimes being right means being alone and realizing the consequences of what it means to be right. I had to stick up for my core values, even if it meant facing consequences.” – John R. Miles
“I have to stay hungry to make a difference across multiple generations, and I know to do it, I have to self-assess and continue to grow.” – Dr. Anthony Simmons
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