#106

But when the time came, and I chose to close my notebook and lace up one of my three pairs of running shoes, I discovered that the hope was nothing more than that—a wish for an untrue thing to be true. Honestly, I have to confess, I’m not sure if I like actually running or if I just prefer it to sitting in front of a blank sheet of paper attempting (and failing) to be special.

#103

But I hate feeling like I am just one more writer with confidence issues. It’s so cliché and uninteresting.

#97

I cannot write because I have a cold. I need to conserve my energy.

#96

I’ve decided to work from bed today.

#88

“But I don’t like writing!”

“Few people do, bud.”

#74

I mean, aren’t y’all tired?

#73

I am suffering from the type of writer’s block that comes from having too many political conversations with Conservative Christians. It’s not that I have nothing to say, but rather that I don’t feel like talking to y’all anymore.

#72

My smiles have been fake all day and now my cheeks, in addition to my soul, hurt.

#70

The difference between being famous and being normal is that famous people have figured out how to market their mediocrity.

#68

I used to be able to eat a whole large pizza by alone, but life happened and I seem to have lost myself. I’ve lost all confidence in my skills and abilities.