Will Phillips
Will Phillips
Will Phillipsis an American student from West Fork, Arkansas. At the age of ten, while a fifth grader at West Fork Elementary School in 2009, Phillips gained international attention for his refusal to say the Pledge of Allegiance because of social-political reasons...
giving-up hero islands
The final cover for Heroes Are My Weakness feels exactly right. It reflects the cold, wintry setting of an isolated island off the coast of Maine and the feisty spirit of a heroine who refuses to give up, even when the odds are stacked against her.
rip self guy
Chasing after a guy who's not interested in you will rip the hell out of your self-respect. Better to face facts now because the longer you put it off, the harder it'll be.
writing fool hard
Writing is hard for everybody except fools.
writing mail illusion
E-mail creates the illusion that you're writing. You're not.
kids giving able
Figure out what depletes you creatively and get it out out of your life. (This doesn't apply to spouse and kids.) Give yourself permission to put garbage on the screen. A lot of days it's the only way you'll be able to keep going. You can clean it up later.
ships tides success-of-others
Celebrate the success of others. High tide floats all ships.
heart generosity trying
Try to live with a generous heart. Doing anything else is too hard.
creativity hands going-away
Fear goes hand-in-hand with artistic creation, and no amount of success will make the fear go away entirely.
villain heroines
A villain always preferred luring the heroine to his lair.
writing people over-it
Everybody won’t like everything you write. Some people won’t like anything you write. Get over it.
snakes long dirt
When you've been around a snake long enough, you learn how to crawl in the dirt.
insecure night blue
Honey lamb, there are a lot of things in this world I feel insecure about. Religion. Our national economic policies. What color socks to wear with a blue suit. But I've got to tell you that my performance in that hotel room last night isn't one of them.
giving half bows
You were the best birthday present I ever got." "Thank you." "I wanted to give you something back, but I've got to warn you that it's not half as good as my present. Even so, you have to keep it." "All right." He draped the pink bow around his neck and grinned. "Happy birthday, Rosebud.
laughter mad naked
We just lost our electricity. You want to tell me what’s so funny about that?” “It’s not exactly funny. It’s more of a good news/bad news situation.” “In that case, hit me with the good news first.” “They’re both sort of rolled up into one.” “Stop stalling.” “All right. Now don’t get mad, but . . .” Smothered laughter drifted toward him. “Cal . . . I’m naked.