“We write by the light of every story we have ever read.”— Richard Peck Related Quotes “People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life.”— Henri J.M. Nouwen “My urge to write is an urge not to self-expressionism but to self-transcendence. My work is both bigger and smaller than I am.”— Susan Sontag “Failure is usually boring. It is the credible but unrealized threat of failure that is interesting.”— Robin D. Laws