Forget the books you want to write. Think only of the book you are writing. — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
As some say, Solon was the author of the apophthegm, "Nothing in excess. — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
I can't write about my greatest mistakes because I've slept with most of them. — Arabella Weir Copy Share Image
Talents of the novelist: ... observation of character, analysis of emotion, people's feelings, personal relations ... — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“I don't browse in bookshops, I browse in libraries, where you can take a book home and read it, and if you… — Helene Hanff Copy Share Image
It's not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Despite the ever-increasing financial pressures experienced by writers and the ever-decreasing space afforded by the media to books, writers are still willing… — Amanda Foreman Copy Share Image
There's a disease that young writers are susceptible to, which is, I will do this because I can - hubris, I suppose… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
For me and most of the other writers I know, writing is not rapturous. In fact, the only way I can get… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Though they have things in common, good writing and talented writing are not the same. […] If you start with a confused,… — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a librarian from a very young age. Some of my earliest memories are being taken to the local… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I think training your instinct comes from writing and reading. There's no big secret. And reading slush helps, as well; I'd recommend… — Mary J. Miller Copy Share Image
I don't know if I've ever written anything that's not a bill! I do write stories but I don't put a stamp… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
Of course there is no denying the possible pleasure of holing up with a fat, slow-moving, mediocre novel; still, we all know… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
Jennifer Fulwiler's story of finding God when you aren't looking for Him is a universal tale which will touch many hearts. With… — Raymond Arroyo Copy Share Image
I'm writing for my ideal reader, for somebody who's willing to take the time, who's willing to get lost in a new… — Elizabeth Strout Copy Share Image
I don't think there is enough respect in general for the time it takes to write consistently good fiction. Too many people… — Tananarive Due Copy Share Image
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