“Passionate attraction to someone of the opposite sex will make a hero or a fool of a novelist each time.” — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“I like to think I’ve written something worth reading when I cry the tears of the characters.” — Carla H. Krueger Copy Share Image
“Don't believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is true” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“When I write, I write obsessively. I try to pace myself, but some fires are too hot to put out.” — Carla H. Krueger Copy Share Image
“I write because I must. It's not a choice or a pastime, it's an unyeilding calling and my passion.” — Elizabeth Reyes Copy Share Image
“No one can tell you what you can and cannot put in your book. So be brave and just write!” — Chrys Fey Copy Share Image
“Indentations on the page, words, my friends, and I will share them with you.” — Victoria Sawyer Copy Share Image
“I understand now that a Trojan of literary achievement writes out of passion, out of necessity.” — Merce Cardus Copy Share Image
“Men who create art feel a zillion times happier than men who create wealth. Art lives on but wealth diminishes.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“Submitting to history allows us to remember our society’s past. Although writing and art express history, it's our humanity which keeps all… — K.P. Kollenborn Copy Share Image
“You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“When you have nothing left to lose, it's easy to dive deep into those deep, dark hidden places and write your truth.… — Lori Lesko Copy Share Image
“My advice to writers is this: Walk, talk, breathe, laugh, cry, fall, rise, fail, succeed, run, jump, love, hate, hide, seek, learn,… — S. Alex Martin Copy Share Image
Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I want to make you laugh or cry when you read a story . . .or do both at the same time.… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“The chair in the police station was uncomfortable and I couldn’t sit in it. It was a cheap looking chair in a… — Ken Macrorie Copy Share Image
“The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“To achieve works of meaning, a writer (or any artist) must cut into himself and leave his soul on the canvas, exposed… — Mardra Sikora Copy Share Image
“A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him.… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Every one of the big breakthroughs in the art of literature have possibly started as what many would call a ludicrous or… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
“At the last moment, Antoinette came out of her faint and shouted one word to her child. That word, reader, was adieu...… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to… — Gerry Beckley Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a story catches your imagination so much it has to be told. That is what I love about writing. It lets… — S.E. Smith Copy Share Image
“They lived happily ever after. It said so. In the book. They were the last words on the page. Happily ever after.… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“Asking a writer why they like to write {in the theoretical sense of the question} is like asking a person why they… — Rachel Heffington Copy Share Image
“Write it. Just write it. Write it on receipts in the car while you wait for your kid to finish their piano… — Melodie Ramone Copy Share Image
“A writer’s voice emanates from their interest and compulsions that absorbs them completely. Only by fully committing himself or herself to a… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end it's about enriching the lives… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book:… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“What happened was that sometimes I was, from a young age, put in the theater to watch movies because they kept me… — Donald Richie Copy Share Image
“ I also know that not everyone will like what I do, and that there are many people who do love my… — Kate Forsyth Copy Share Image
![“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book: Aleph.(Note: bracketed text is mine.)... 'I spoke to three scholars,' [the character says 'at last.'] ...two of them said that, after death, the [sic…” quote by Roman Payne](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9ee/roman-payne-1959_advice-for-writers_i-ran-across-an-excerpt-today-in-english_2690369.jpg)
