When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time. — Joan Armatrading Copy Share Image
“You will never learn how to write well if you don't learn how to edit.” — Sarah Gerdes Copy Share Image
The dearer a book was to my heart, the more battered and bruised it became. — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
Writer's block is a myth. I never see the gardeners suffering from gardening block. — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Listen to those characters in your head...sit down and just write a good book.” — Timothy Pina Copy Share Image
That accurst autobiographic form which puts a premium on the loose, the improvised, the cheap, and the easy. — Henry James Copy Share Image
I think the publishing industry is dismayingly like the movie business. It grows more corporate by the day. — Matthew Specktor Copy Share Image
When I write, I normally write anywhere that I can feel at peace, so if it's in my bedroom, if it's at… — Little Simz Copy Share Image
Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“The Bibliotheque du Roi then gives you the closest thing that currently exists to God's understanding of the world." "And yet with… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
I like reading books that provide you with knowledge that you previously didn't have. And books you have a chance to grow… — Megan Fox Copy Share Image
“Book lovers were also fools, in a way. Everyone knew they could never find love, because all they did was compare real… — Seth King Copy Share Image
Writing is communication, not self-expression. Nobody in this world wants to read your diary except your mother. — Richard Peck Copy Share Image
“Never stop writing. Whether you’re writing a novel, screen play or just keeping a journal, it’s integral that you make writing a… — Leigh Hershkovich Copy Share Image
I can only speak for myself. But what I write and how I write is done in order to save my own… — Barbara Christian Copy Share Image
I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive and I'm very fast. I tend to not write for a long period of time until I can't not… — Adam Rapp Copy Share Image
“I collect things that collect dust. Like dust jackets. Despite no fingerprints in the dust on these books, most of the dust… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Running a close second [as a writing lesson] was the realization that stopping a piece of work just because it's hard, either… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Writing is mysterious, and it's supposed to be...any path that gets you there is a good path in the end. But one… — Andrea Barrett Copy Share Image
For the record, my own loyalties are uncomplicated. I adore few humans more than I love books. I make no promises, but… — Ben Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
You need to work yourself up into some kind of a state every morning and believe that you are doing something terribly… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
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