“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.”

— Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)

About Richard Bach

Born 1936

American author of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" and "Illusions".

“An old maxim says that a professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”

“Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.”

“If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it.”

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“Nothing will work unless you do.”

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.”

“Work is love made visible.”

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”