10 Quotes by Cecil Murphey

If God inspires your writing, others will know because it will inspire them when they read it.

Good writing demands self-discipline and constant learning

If you really want to find your voice, your goal is to journey toward inner wholeness--which is what life is about anyway. It involves self-acceptance and genuine self-respect.from Unleash the Writer Within

I would rather be disliked for who I am than to be respected for who I’m not.

That is, if I understand God’s abounding love and grasp that God forgives me even though I don’t deserve it, the realization produces one powerful result: I forgive others. On every level and no matter how superficially or deeply I was hurt.

I wish I could say that I’m totally healed; but that would be a lie. This much I can say: I’m as straightforward and transparent as I’m capable of being. In the recovery process, I’ve searched relentlessly for total healing. I don’t know if that labels me quick or slow, truly open or slightly self-deceived.

Write what you know. Write what you want to know more about. Write what you’re afraid to write about.

Linda Evans Shepherd has blessed many by her warmth and openness. She’s not only a delightful person, but she encourages others as she shares her joy.

I could conceive of them as evil, monstrous, and devoid of decency. Or I could think of them as men and sometimes women who are so controlled by their pain, they’re unable to care enough about the people they hurt to be able to change their reprehensible behavior.