“Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the material coldly.”

“Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.”

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States

“It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.”

Mick Jagger (1943) British rock musician, member of The Rolling Stones

“If you want a thing done, go yourself; if not, send.”

Giovanni Maria Cecchi (1518–1587) Italian poet, playwright, writer and notary

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

Lucille Ball (1911–1989) American actress and businesswoman

“And identity is funny being yourself is funny as you are never yourself to yourself except as you remember yourself and then of course you do not believe yourself.”

Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) American art collector and experimental writer of novels, poetry and plays

“Do some living and get yourself a typewriter.”

Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer

“Regardless of what you may think about yourself or what you have been told about yourself or what you may have been taught to believe about yourself… THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. THERE NEVER WAS.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

“Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing.”

Melinda Haynes (1955) American writer

“Get a day job, make your money from that, and write to please yourself.”

Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) American writer