Grab handfuls of stars and eat them like candy

“A writer is a genius not when critics say so, but when her or his book pierces your heart and rips off your blindness with its brilliance.”
― Ksenia Anske, Blue Sparrow: Tweets on Writing, Reading, and Other Creative Nonsense

“Don't listen to critics. Their job is to critique. You're a writer. Your job is to write.”
― Ksenia Anske, Blue Sparrow: Tweets on Writing, Reading, and Other Creative Nonsense

“Go crazy. Dig deep into your madness. Dance around like a lunatic. Grab handfuls of stars and eat them like candy. Live. Dream. WRITE.”
― Ksenia Anske, Blue Sparrow: Tweets on Writing, Reading, and Other Creative Nonsense

“Writing is not about stats, numbers, or selling. Writing is about touching that someone other with your words, to share your bliss.”
― Ksenia Anske, Blue Sparrow: Tweets on Writing, Reading, and Other Creative Nonsense

“If there is a hole inside you, stuff it with books. They will stop the bleeding.”
― Ksenia Anske, Blue Sparrow: Tweets on Writing, Reading, and Other Creative Nonsense

“whenever Papa leaves on a boat trip, we get stoned in my bathroom. Did I mention it’s the only room in the house that can be locked? It also has a fan and a window. I don’t know what my father would do if he found out that I smoke weed. Last night, it came close; way too close. We were blowing smoke rings when Hunter pointed at one of the marble sirens, tracing her open mouth with his finger over and over again. By then, we’d shared a couple of joints. “Have”
― Ksenia Anske, I Chose to Die

“Always believe in yourself. Don't let anyone drive you into the ground. Keep at it, and one day it will happen.”
― Ksenia Anske, Blue Sparrow: Tweets on Writing, Reading, and Other Creative Nonsense