"Something you might not know: When I was in high school, I got really sad about the idea of being a writer. I mean, I wanted to be a writer, but everything I knew about writers made them seem boring and stodgy, or they were older men and alcoholics and depressed. I didn't want to be any of those things. I wanted to have fun and be silly, like a rock star.
But now that I'm older, I realize I can be whatever writer I want to be. That's an important truth. Or at least is to me. You live your life on your terms. Don't let anybody else's definitions rule you. Define yourself."
But now that I'm older, I realize I can be whatever writer I want to be. That's an important truth. Or at least is to me. You live your life on your terms. Don't let anybody else's definitions rule you. Define yourself."
- Amanda Hocking, Blog Post July 9, 2011
Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson echoes the same thoughts.
While we can read these words, it takes a while for the comprehension to occur. After that the impact of the statement to be absorbed.
We make choices in life, how many are our choices or choices dictated by others.
