Writer Quotes by Zane Grey

8 Writer quotes by Zane Grey

Zane Grey’s thoughts on the writer’s role are brief yet expansive, echoing his love of the American West and adventure. These eight snippets give a quick, rugged glimpse into his belief that storytelling can capture the spirit of open horizons.

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I confess that reading proofs is a pleasure. It stimulates and inspires me.

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There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children.

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What is writing but an expression of my own life?

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No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything.

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Writing was like digging coal. I sweat blood. The spell is on me.

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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.

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Today I began the novel that I determined to be great.

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I love my work but do not know how I write it.

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I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.

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I hate birthdays.

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Fishermen, no matter what supreme good fortune befalls them, cannot ever be absolutely satisfied. It is a fundamental weakness of intellect.

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“We must dress to make other women jealous and to attract men.”

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“Don’t apologize. It’s a sign of weakness." Captain Nathan Brittles, "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon "(1949)”

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I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.

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Fishing is a condition of mind wherein you cannot possibly have a bad time.

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Realism is death to me. I cannot stand life as it is.

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Jealously was an unjust and stifling thing.

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