The only way [the book can be written] is to set the unbook-the gilt-framed portrait of the book-right there on the altar and sacrifice it, truly sacrifice it. Only then may the book, the real live flawed finite book, slowly,… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
our finest writing will certainly come from what is unregenerate in ourselves. It will come from the part that is obdurate, unbanishable, immune to… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
To gain the book, one must give up all hope for the book. It is the only way the book can get written. — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
“Daily life is always extraordinary when rendered precisely. We can unlock our lives with a pencil tip.” — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
What is this thing that has us chewing at our own selves, grating ourselves against our own sharp sieve? It is the act of… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
“We should be told: Write fast, write close to the bone, write for ten hours straight until you’re not thinking in words anymore, but… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
The antidote to envy is one's own work. Always one's own work. Not the thinking about it. Not the assessing of it. But the… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
Fiction structures an experience for the reader to live through. ... That is why people read: to have experiences. — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
Successful writers are not the ones who write the best sentences. They are the ones who keep writing. They are the ones who discover… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
Successful writers are not the ones who write the best sentences. They are the ones who keep writing. — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
![“The only way [the book can be written] is to set the unbook-the gilt-framed portrait of the book-right there on the altar and sacrifice it, truly sacrifice it. Only then may the book, the real live flawed finite book, slowly, sentence by carnal sentence, appear.” quote by Bonnie Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1b3/bonnie-friedman-26515_altars_the-only-way-the-book-can-be-written-is_2960677.jpg)
