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Quiara Alegría Hudes Quotes

Total quotes: 12
“On writing
Start with one word or one thought. Write it down. Is it the right word or thought? Is there a better word or thought? Get that *one single thing* right, then move onto the next.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tagged: Writing, writing process, Writing Tips, writing technique, writing strategy
“When in doubt, write. To celebrate, write. As a balm, write. When you mess up, write. To escape, write. When the world burns, write.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes, via twitter.com
Tagged: Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Tips, Writer Advice, Writing and Expression
“When you feel the instinct to apologize to your oppressors, don't do it. Hold your tongue, grab a pen, whip up an ink storm. Write.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes, via twitter.com
Tagged: Writing, writing and expressing, expressing, Writing and Expression
“Girls, your body is a temple. Don't let ANYONE tell you how it should look or what you should do with it.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes, via twitter.com
Tagged: Women, Girls, Females, Women Empowerment, Motivational, Empowering
“On writing
Start the scene off-topic. So that the scene’s essence is a reveal, a surprise. Use distraction as gift wrapping, a treasure box.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tagged: Writing, Writing Advice
“Walk
It's good for you
Maybe you'll smile at a stranger
Or shed a few tears you've been choking down
A mischievous spark may light”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes, via twitter.com
Tagged: Walk, wander, Explore, making yourself feel better, life advice, Life
“You know what to say, though you may have buried it so deep it needs excavating. So no more excuses, dispense with the wordplay, don't waste time being timid. Unearth it, write it.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tagged: Writing, writing process, Writer's Truth, Writing Problems, Writing As A Career
“Sadness has a strange size. Big enough to swell us, saturate our body. Small enough to fit through a 5mm pen tip.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tagged: Sadness, write your feelings, Writing, Melancholy
“Writer bends over backwards to show how 'normal' a nazi sympathizer is: 'man — intelligent, socially adroit and raised middle class.' Don't sic your 'normal' on me & be open to how many people have a different normal.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tagged: Opinion, nazi sympathizer, Normality, Standards
“Advice to my (deferential) younger self:
Never wait your turn or to be called on. Join the conversation when you’ve got something to say. Be proactive about sharing yourself. They have no idea when your heart & mind are racing. They do not know when is the right time. You do.”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tagged: Life, life advice, Dreams, reaching dreams, take every opportunity, chances, opportunities, Take Risks
“Writing is an act of paying attention. Of moving towards the essential which lies, hidden, behind the costumes, baubles & doodads of survival. Remove all the noise and explore what you are left with: what is your self busy hiding from your self?”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tagged: Writing, Writing as an Expression, writing and expressing, writing is a craft, writing truth
“Move that pen & don’t pause to question what the fuck you’re doing.
Write in your dreams, on the subway, as you walk
(1 day you may wake up too beaten down to throw your heart to the wolves anymore).
So don’t waste the energized, purposeful times
This very second, run don’t walk!
Go! Write!”
— Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tagged: Writing, Writing Advice, Life, Life Advices, Dreams, reaching dreams
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