Here's a list I'm starting of quotes I find inspiring. Feel free to share your favorite quotes as well, I'll be updating it as I find more quotes I like.

`The greatest mistake you can make is to say that your work is better than a lot of the shit that's out there. No doubt. But being better than shit is not exactly a shining credential.``--Dave Sim.

"Quitting my day job and starting my life as a writer was a tremendous risk. It was a fool`s leap, a shot in the dark. But anything of any value in our lives, whether that be a career, a work of art, or a relationship, will always start with such a leap. And in order to be able to make it you need to put aside the fear of failing and the desire of succeeding. You have to do these things completely purely, without fear, without desire. The things with do without lust of result are the purest actions we shall ever take."--Alan Moore

"Writing is mainly a long, hard toil, an uphill climb that never seems to end. But sometimes you fly, and that pays for everything."--Neil Gaiman

"What about you? Yes, you- the one who hasn't taken the plunge. Don't think I can't sense you; sitting in the back of the room, hoping you will go unnoticed. You have so much inside of you, don't you? Those ideas and dreams are so big, you feel like your head will burst. It hurts sometimes, doesn't it? It's lonely too. Nobody understands. When will your time come? - I'm telling you, that day will happen but YOU have to take the first step. But you're scared. "What if I'm wrong? What if my dreams are dumb? What if nobody likes them? What if I work really, really fucking hard and nothing happens?" I'm not going to promise that the water isn't cold. But I will promise that once you're in, your body and mind will adjust, and soon, you'll be swimming. You won't win all the the time (because nobody can) but you won't lose all the time either. Take comfort in that. Here, I'll give you a push: You are a creator. YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. Everytime you feel like quiting on your dream, get up and look into the mirror and say "I REFUSE to be beaten." Then turn around and get your ass back to work. This is a direct order coming from me, JUMP IN. Do it. Now. Tomorrow is for other people and you are special.Good luck. I'll be waiting."--Rob Schrab

Tagged by

001. Real name? Byron.
002. Nickname(s)? My sister used to call me "Byron Siren."
003. Zodiac sign? Scorpio.
004. Male or female? Not sure.
005. Elementary? Done
006. Middle School? Done
007. High School? Done.
008. Hair color? Dark blonde.
009. Long or short? I let it grow as long as I can, then I buzz it as short as I can.
010. Loud or Quiet? I can be both.
011. Sweats or Jeans? I ususally wear track pants.
012. Phone or Camera?
013. Health freak? No
014. Drink or Smoke? Neither
015. Do you have a crush on someone? No
016. Eat or Drink? No, I take a nutrient pill. Of course I eat and drink!
017. Piercings? No
018. Tattoos? No
HAVE YOU EVER?
019. Been in an airplane? No
020. Been in a car accident? No
021. Been in a fist fight? No. I have been beaten up before, but I just let it happen.

FIRSTS:
022. First piercing? Never had one
023. First best friend? I don't rank my friends
025. First award? I'm not sure
026. First crush? Never had one
028. First big vacation? I believe it was going camping with my family

LASTS:
029. Last person you talked to? My friend Neal
030. Last person you texted? I don't text, unless instant messaging counts
031. Last person you watched a movie with? My sister and her boyfriend
032. Last food you ate? Pork
033. Last movie you watched? Watchmen
034. Last song you listened to? Warshaw by Joy Division
035. Last thing you bought? Some art supplies, mostly pencils.
036. Last person you hugged? My dad

FAVES:
037. Food? My mom's pizza
038. Drinks? Tea
039. Clothing? I like old fashioned clothing. Suits and ties, perhaps a fedora. You know, something out of Steve Ditko comic.
040. Book? Watchmen (the movie sucks.)
041. Music? I enjoy quieter, more poetic music but I also like wild and crazy stuff.
042. Flower? Roses
043. Colors? Green
044. Movies? The Name of the Rose, Cronenberg's The Fly, The Fox and the Hound, John Carpenter's The Thing, A Clockwork Orange, Ghostbusters, Bubba Ho-Tep, The Plague Dogs, The Prince of Egypt, Unbreakble, One Flew Over the Cuckcoo's Nest, The Green Mile, Cats Don't Dance, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
045. Shoes? I don't really care about shoes.
046. Subjects? Art

IN THE PAST YEAR I ... :
047. [ ] kissed in the snow
048. [ ] celebrated Halloween
049. [ ] had your heart broken
050. [ ] went over the minutes on your cell phone
051. [ ] someone questioned your sexual orientation
052. [ ] came out of the closet
053. [ ] gotten pregnant
054. [ ] had an abortion
055. [X] done something you've regretted
056. [ ] broke a promise
057. [ ] hid a secret
058. [ ] pretended to be happy
059. [ ] met someone who changed your life
060. [ ] pretended to be sick
061. [ ] left the country
062. [ ] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
063. [ ] cried over the silliest thing
064. [X] ran a mile
065. [ ] went to the beach with your best friend
066. [X] stayed single the whole year

CURRENTLY:
067. Eating? Nothing
068. Drinking? Nothing
069. I'm about to? Finish this up...
070. Listening to? Nothing
071. Plans for today/tomorrow? Drawing
072. Waiting for? College

YOUR FUTURE:
073. Want kids? I don't think I'd make a good father.
074. Want to get married? Not really.
075. Careers in mind? I'd like to be a cartoonist of some kind. Ideally I'd like to work in comics or animation.

WHICH IS BETTER ON A Girl?
076. Lips or eyes? Eyes
077. Shorter or taller? Don't care
078. Romantic or spontaneous? Don't care.
079. Nice chest or nice legs? Don't care.
080. Sensitive or loud? Sensitive.
081. Hookup or relationship? Relationships.
082. Troublemaker or hesitant? Hesitant.

HAVE YOU EVER:
083. Lost glasses/contacts? No
084. Ran away from home? No.
085. Held a gun/knife for self defense? No.
086. Killed somebody? No.
087. Broken someone's heart? Not that I'm aware of.
088. Been arrested? No
089. Cried when someone died? Yes, when my younger sister died.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
090. Yourself? I have a very fragile ego.
091. Miracles? In some form, I think so.
092. Love at first sight? No.
093. Heaven? In some form, yes.
094. Santa Claus? In some form, yes. I believe in Saint Nicholas of Myra.
095. Sex on the first date? Of course not. Not until a few months into marriage, or better yet, a year or two.
096. Kiss on the first date? No. Kissing is a slippery slope to sex.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now? No.
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life? I have mixed feelings
099. Do you believe in God? Yes, very much.
100. Will you tag 10 other people? Christ, no.

To join my friend Scarecrow's Hellraiser club, I have to put the icon in my journal, so here we go.

Johnny the horse was kicked to death, he died for entertainment.

Robotnik's kinda...hawt. I'd Egg his Man. He could roboticize me any time. Don't worry, I'm just kidding around. I really want to do Tails. Come back to my place Tails, I'll show you MY Tornado. Don't tell me those tails are just for show. Shut up Timmy, don't talk like that it's weird. And put mister bunny down! Okay Timmy, now that's abit, that's abit creepy Timmy. It's one thing to kill the bunny, but eat it's eyes? That's going a little far. No Timmy, I take it back. I'm sorry, Timmy! No! NO! Timmy, put the shovel down! No, get back! I'll tell mom! No. NOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGH!! And then Timmy ate his sister's eyes, and his career and the world's youngest serial killer began. Timmy's parents wondered where his sister went. They didn't find out until they went to get the dinner Timmy prepared for them. Her dismembered remains were on each plate. On Mommy's plate was a special treat, her daughter's decapitated head. But oh, Mommy didn't appreciate Timmy's special present. She screamed and screamed. It displeased Timmy. So Timmy took his fork and dug into her eyes with it, deeper and deeper until he scrambled her brains. Timmy was a little regretful. Because since he killed her through the eye, it meant he had only one eye to eat. Eating the eyes was always Timmy's favorite part. So Timmy cried and cried until Daddy got home. And then he smiled. "Ob boy!" Timmy thought "now I can kill Daddy and eat his eyes!" Timmy waited until Daddy had seen what he had done to Mommy, his sister and their pet bunny. It filled him with joy to hear daddy screaming and crying. Then he lept from the closet with Mommy's iron turned on as pushed it into Daddy's face. Daddy screamed and screamed as his skin melted off and Timmy just laughed. Then Timmy took a butcher knife out of his preschool kit, pulled down Daddy's pants and cut off his balls. Daddy fell to the ground screaming, and Timmy ripped off his shirt and carved "Happy Birthday Daddy, Love Your Son Timmy" into his chest as he died. So Timmy ate his Daddy's eyes, and then decided to roam out into the night and find another family to play with. The End.