11 Quotes by Joani Elliott

It's strange how quickly we reduce ourselves - and others - to one shred, one sliver of a life's performance when our lives are so much bigger than that.

All writers have demons, Grayson. Nasty little guys that will chop you up and feed you to the pigeons down below. Listen to the part of you that believes and get to work.

And if you were happy doing all that... then great. But you're not.

So, this was all part of her master plan: Birth you, establish trust for thirty-two years, and then zing! She gets you at the end?' Sara sniffed a little. 'Maybe.

And don't say, "I know." The only way we learn the good stuff is hearing what we already know. Again and again.

I have no doubt your feelings are real, but that doesn't mean they're telling you the truth.

...she understood now that the moment she stopped creating was the moment she stopped living.

Stop resenting, stop blaming the very pieces of your life that give you something to write from.

People are flawed. And they make terrible mistakes, even with people they love.