48 Quotes by Shannon Celebi

I am forever an advocate of books, both the reading of them and the writing. There is something sacred to me in that community. Because writing--and reading--is a solitary business. And it’s good to know I’m not alone.

If she could hate this much she sure as hell had loved.

I long for some connection, to the real and those who love them, and hope that my fiction can reach beyond the veil, that I might touch someone and make them feel something…or something.

Through career fumbles and life changes, she supported me. Through shattered dreams and hopes almost-realized, she supported me too.

She also understood there was a hole in her heart where her son should be, that she was a wicked, selfish woman for wishing him back.

Writing is a solitary business. It’s just you and your characters and a blank page you need to fill.

You’re worried about what-ifs. Well, what if you stopped worrying?

Sometimes, I feel my breath coming in shorter, quicker, spastic bursts, feel my heart threaten to thunder through my ribs, feel sweat beading on my brow...and I know it’s time to bust out those “chocolate frogs” from Harry Potter.

Okay, I’ll just jump right out and say it. I have anxiety issues.