Part 3 - Inspiring Quotes That Speak to Me

Have you ever read a quote and realized it’s talking to you?
​It makes you feel better on a bad day and encourages you to keep trying. ​

I get emails from a website called Inspiring Quotes each day. Some speak to me; some don’t. I delete the ones that don’t and save the ones that do. Sometimes I share them with you. Would you believe my file of quotes is 141 pages long?

I haven’t shared any for a while, so I decided to pick four and write about them. I hope they’ll speak to you too. If you click on any of the source links, you can get emails from Inspiring Quotes too.  


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#3. No idea is final.

So true! I pulled out 3 old picture book manuscripts that used to be submission ready. I spent about 4 weeks on each one.  It’s funny…They were supposed to be ready, but in 2026 the characters and plots needed more revision.

It’s also true for the first 3 chapters of my middle grade novel. I spent a little time on the other 7 last year, but week after week I polished the first 3. Adding details, pulling them out, over and over again. I thought in September I was close, but now in February of 2026, they’re all tighter, more polished, and I hope, almost done!

                                   So who said it? Taika Waititi

Taika is an actor, director, and writer from New Zealand. He believes the artistic process never ends. That it’s a conversation between him and his audience. It lets him look at his work from different perspectives and experiment with it. His method won him the 2020 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for “Jojo Rabbit.”

Source: https://inspiringquotes.com/quote/no-idea-is-final/?lctg=c4d2fe5b-125d-41db-a63c-ea78909f2d82
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                Tomorrow: my inspiring words for 2026. They’re what helps me ‘keep on keeping on.’

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