If there’s one thing I love to look for when I need inspiration, it’s just the right quote. Have you noticed how easily the eye gravitates to quotes as you peruse your favorite social media venue? And how quickly the words register and resonate? Or not….
This collection of inspirational author quotes comes from writers throughout the ages. Writers who have had a unique and powerful influence on readers, and whose words continue to provide courage, motivation, and the all important sense that all will be well.

Photo by Ryan Callaham-Bishop

Photo by Sheila Callaham

Photo by Sheila Callaham

Photo by Ryan Callaham-Bishop
Whether you seek acknowledgment for your commitment to excellence or affirmation that staying true to YOU is the right path, I hope you found it here amongst these authors’ quotes. As always, I would love to know which quote speaks to you. And if you have a favorite author quote, please feel free to share it in the comment section below!
For almost seven years, I have been blogging on this platform. Very often I sprinkle articles with inspirational quotes to help emphasize a point. I invite you to look through the archives and click on an article if a title calls to you. Or, if you’d like to read another collection, check out this post, “14 Business Quotes to Inspire You.”
Most of all, I hope you leave inspired. If so, take a deep breath and smile. All will be well.
Sheila Callaham is a best-selling author, motivational speaker and coach, and longtime communications and change management professional. She has been blogging and playing in social media since 2011 when she published her first book, Truth Runs Deep, a work of crime fiction. Sheila also founded and blogs weekly at Activate Your Braveheart, a platform created to help women identify hidden passions and find the courage to make them real.
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