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Writer Quotes by Laura Miller

11 Writer quotes by Laura Miller

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Laura Miller’s voice shines through these eleven pieces, each a concise look at what it means to sit at a desk and wrestle with words. You’ll find moments of doubt, flashes of clarity, and the ordinary hum that fuels a writer’s daily life—perfect for anyone who’s ever felt the pull of the page.

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Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

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Writers would be warm, loyal, and otherwise terrific people-if only they'd stop writing.

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If we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly…

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“because we all know that the books we’ve loved best are seldom the ones we esteem the most highly”

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A great novelist excels on the small scale and the large, the individual leaf and root as well as the forest; good…

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The relationship between book and reader is intimate, at best a kind of love affair, and first loves are famously tenacious. [...]…

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“I can hazily remember, long ago, having adults — librarians, friends’ parents — suggest to me that I liked books “with magic”…

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“This is one of the chief differences between a child's experience of a favorite book and an educated adult's. For the adult,…

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For while agents and editors often misunderstand their market and sometimes reject good or even great works, they do prevent a vast…

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Make no mistake, the organizations website counsels. You will be writing a lot of crap. And thats a good thing. By forcing…

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“A long time ago, I opened a book, and this is what I found inside: a whole new world. It isn't the…

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“Hope is a funny thing when you think about it. It’s something you always have. You just have to believe you do.”

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“Desire acts as a honey trap to the unwary male, luring him into unworthy and catastrophic enterprises. The beauty of the Narnian witches isn't…

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“Life didn’t go how I had planned, but I couldn’t have planned a better life. Somewhere in between the beginning and eternity, I fought…

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Adventure ... is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit.

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“I gave him a piece of my heart a long time ago, and once you give that away, I’ve learned you don’t so easily…

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The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with...

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“I can hazily remember, long ago, having adults — librarians, friends’ parents — suggest to me that I liked books “with magic” because I…

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“Because I see A rainstorm in June Just before the sun The black of night Just before the stars And, girl, I see your…

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Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

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“Desperation will drive you to do things you know will never make you whole again and even to lose the very thing you’re desperate…

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