Quotes by Lori Lesko

Let me know if youre in any pain, were going through your groin with a tiny tube up to your heart. Doctor Casey said.Really, thats how my girlfriend does it. Only she doesnt have to medicate me first.

Never judge a person until youve walked a mile in their busted up shoes and havent had any money for medication for two weeks.

I dont need to write a memoir of my life. All you need to do is read one of my books. Im there.

All writers are different, each have their own artist way they go about telling a story. The only thing they have in common, is they write.

I would say about 80% of my writing (including posts and blogs), has to do with unresolved anger and thats just fine with me

Its simply impossible for me to filter my thoughts and feelings. I tell it from my point of view. Im an open book.

Its okay to be crazy as long as you keep writing and are happy.

Im not a lawyer, but I play one in my novel COPYRIGHT. I also play a serial rapist, a drug addict, a teenage boy and lesbian model.

Every artist needs canvass, mine just happens to be Microsoft Word and a Thesaurus.

Can I possibly be a good writer if Im not healed form the story Im telling? Will I be able to go deep enough if people find out the truth?

Im really just playing when I write. I feel like Im a kid again. I want my characters to do and say things like when I played with dolls!

I had a very funny and depressing talk with my seventy-four-year-old mother. I decided, she doesnt have a bucket list - she has a kick-the-bucket list.

Why do writers write? Why do actors act? Why do painters paint? It doesnt pay much, unless youre very successful. Its who we are.

When youre writing, dont forget to keep your favorite audience in mind--you.

What do you want to write? What gets your goat? What irks you to no length? If you could change the world with words, what would they be?

When you have nothing left to lose, its easy to dive deep into those deep, dark hidden places and write your truth. Im there.