37 Quotes by Holly Lisle

If you don't accept responsibility for your own actions then you are forever chained to a position of defense.

You must learn to face the fact, always, that you choose to do what you do, and that everything you do affects not only you but others.

Every writer has something to say, but those writers whose works endure have dared to say something about the things that frighten them, confuse them, challenge them, and occasionally delight them.

Guilt is a good friend, isn't it? It will stand at your back when every other friend has abandoned you, and in the face of all reason it will stay by your side, and even when you tell it, "I am moving on now," it will say, "I shall never leave you; never." If only I could find a lover as faithful as guilt.

The only place you will be accepted is the place you make for yourself.

This is writing. You cut out chunks of your own memories, rework them, bleed into them, breathe into the raw clay, and hope the creature lives.

The definition of a writing career, is write a book, write another book, write another book

If you have dreams you want to pursue, the time is now. There is no perfect time, and there is no better time. There is only the time you lose while you're making excuses.

Actions have consequences... first rule of life. And the second rule is this - you are the only one responsible for your own actions.