Beach Quote by Aaron Sorkin

Writers begin with a grain of sand, and then create a beach.

— Robert Black

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

— Shannon Hale

Writing is the rock on which everything is built.

— Dan Rather

I can build a castle from a single grain of sand, I can make a ship sail on dry land.

— The Temptations

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the…

— Raquel Cepeda

All good writing is built one good line at a time. You build a novel the same way you do a pyramid. One word,…

— Kate Braverman

Writing is like building a bridge while you're on it. If you step forward you fall off and there's nothing in front of you.

— Jason Schwartzman

“Writing is like painting. You sketch it, add colour, add depth and detail. You give it a final layer and then hang it proudly.”

— Kia Carrington-Russell

Everything starts with writing.

— Mel Brooks

Writing, to me, is like kayaking a river. You are paddling down, and you come to a walled-off canyon, and you make a sharp…

— Peter Heller

Writing is not what you start. It's not even what you finish. It's what you start, finish, and put out there for the world…

— Nell Scovell

“That’s what I try to do—write sentences that won’t be like sand castles.”

— William Maxwell