--- title: "21 Writing Heart Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 21 Writing Heart quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Writing Heart sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/terry-brooks-3252_enough_if-you-do-not-hear-music-in-your-words-y_446807.png" --- > [If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-brooks/if-you-do-not-hear-music-in-your-words-you-have-put-too-much-thought/) [Terry Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/terry-brooks-3252_enough_if-you-do-not-hear-music-in-your-words-y_446807.png) > [A writer is an organism that will go on writing even after its heart has been cut out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-stegner/a-writer-is-an-organism-that-will-go-on-writing-even-after-its-heart/) [Wallace Stegner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-stegner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/wallace-stegner-1352_biology_a-writer-is-an-organism-that-will-go-on_353695.png) > [Writing a love poem is like writing your heart on paper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/writing-a-love-poem-is-like-writing-your-heart-on-paper/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/anonymous-1_heart_writing-a-love-poem-is-like-writing-your_2136559.jpg) > [Were most of your stars out? Were you busy writing your heart out?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-salinger-2/were-most-of-your-stars-out-were-you-busy-writing-your-heart-out/) [J. D. Salinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-salinger-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/j-d-salinger-2-3505_busy_were-most-of-your-stars-out-were-you-bus_933418.jpg) > [“In art, music, and writing, if it's not of the heart, it means nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-a-o-neal/in-art-music-and-writing-if-it-s-not-of-the-heart-it-means-nothing/) [Terry a O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-a-o-neal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/terry-a-o-neal-15451_art_in-art-music-and-writing-if-it-s-not-of_356443.jpg) > [Writing-and this is the big secret-wants to be written. Writing loves a writer the way God loves a true devotee. Writing will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-cameron/writing-and-this-is-the-big-secret-wants-to-be-written-writing-loves/) [Julia Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-cameron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/julia-cameron-830_bigs_writing-and-this-is-the-big-secret-wants_2460322.png) > [I find it hard to express myself when writing from the f - - - heart or the a - , or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-gallagher/i-find-it-hard-to-express-myself-when-writing-from-the-f-heart-or-the/) [Liam Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-gallagher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/liam-gallagher-12691_band_i-find-it-hard-to-express-myself-when-wr_241621.jpg) > [Writing, at its heart, is a solitary pursuit, designed to make people depressoids, drug addicts, misanthropes, and antisocial weirdos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/writing-at-its-heart-is-a-solitary-pursuit-designed-to-make-people/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/mindy-kaling-672_addict_writing-at-its-heart-is-a-solitary-pursu_1020924.jpg) > [After 9/11, I changed a lot of the ways I viewed the world. I realized my comedy and my politics and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hari-kondabolu/after-9-11-i-changed-a-lot-of-the-ways-i-viewed-the-world-i-realized/) [Hari Kondabolu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hari-kondabolu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/hari-kondabolu-12177_after_after-9-11-i-changed-a-lot-of-the-ways-i_2993380.jpg) > [“But i would love to write something, maybe a book. I want to travel to a small town someday - one with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lang-leav/but-i-would-love-to-write-something-maybe-a-book-i-want-to-travel-to/) [Lang Leav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lang-leav/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/lang-leav-2993_books_but-i-would-love-to-write-something-mayb_128830.jpg) > [I'll never stop loving you even when you put a fullstop on it, but I'll turn into another blank page when someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mielya-saladdin/i-ll-never-stop-loving-you-even-when-you-put-a-fullstop-on-it-but-i/) [Mielya Saladdin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mielya-saladdin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/mielya-saladdin-8915_blank-page_i-ll-never-stop-loving-you-even-when-you_2802272.jpg) > [The moment you know, life just sucks; sitting alone, writing the Eulogies for your Soul Mate and your daughters. In many ways,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nickel/the-moment-you-know-life-just-sucks-sitting-alone-writing-the/) [Eric Nickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nickel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/eric-nickel-934_life_the-moment-you-know-life-just-sucks-sitt_961336.jpg) > [I have been writing my heart out all my life, but only getting a living out of it now… ... it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kerouac/i-have-been-writing-my-heart-out-all-my-life-but-only-getting-a-2/) [Jack Kerouac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kerouac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/jack-kerouac-182_age_i-have-been-writing-my-heart-out-all-my_1911980.jpg) > [I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/i-think-if-you-re-writing-from-the-heart-very-often-the-subject/) [Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/gerry-beckley-27588_age_i-think-if-you-re-writing-from-the-heart_1633397.jpg) > [“I pen you words from my heart neither paper nor pen would do as I lay them out in flowery fonts what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimnese-davids/i-pen-you-words-from-my-heart-neither-paper-nor-pen-would-do-as-i-lay/) [Chimnese Davids](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimnese-davids/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/chimnese-davids-31713_emotions_i-pen-you-words-from-my-heart-neither-pa_581424.jpg) > [I try to write into the heart of experience. Then, through the experience of the writing, that heart reveals itself to me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ventura/i-try-to-write-into-the-heart-of-experience-then-through-the/) [Michael Ventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ventura/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/michael-ventura-16576_art_i-try-to-write-into-the-heart-of-experie_2637189.png) > [ I am writing from the heart and having a fresh approach to things. We \[Theocracy\] are obviously not trying to musically re-invent… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-am-writing-from-the-heart-and-having-a-fresh-approach-to-things-we/) [Matt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/matt-smith-5333_approach_i-am-writing-from-the-heart-and-having-a_1295754.jpg) > [“I have been writing my heart out all my life, but only getting a living out of it now, and the attacks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kerouac/i-have-been-writing-my-heart-out-all-my-life-but-only-getting-a/) [Jack Kerouac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kerouac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/jack-kerouac-182_biographical-resume_i-have-been-writing-my-heart-out-all-my_298152.jpg) > [“How the excitement comes upon me to tell it all! In the quest of writing, the heart can speed up with anticipation--as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sena-jeter-naslund/how-the-excitement-comes-upon-me-to-tell-it-all-in-the-quest-of/) [Sena Jeter Naslund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sena-jeter-naslund/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/sena-jeter-naslund-15211_adventure_how-the-excitement-comes-upon-me-to-tell_2494670.jpg) > [“Do you know what I was smiling at? You wrote down that you were a writer by profession. It sounded to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-salinger-2/do-you-know-what-i-was-smiling-at-you-wrote-down-that-you-were-a/) [J. D. salinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-salinger-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/j-d-salinger-2-3505_ask-yourself_do-you-know-what-i-was-smiling-at-you-wr_2590800.jpg) > [“You wrote down that you were a writer by profession. It sounded to me like the loveliest euphemism I had ever heard.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-salinger/you-wrote-down-that-you-were-a-writer-by-profession-it-sounded-to-me/) [J.D. Salinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-salinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/j-d-salinger-560_ask-yourself_you-wrote-down-that-you-were-a-writer-by_1868424.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing-heart/#itemlist", "name": "Writing Heart Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terry Brooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-brooks/if-you-do-not-hear-music-in-your-words-you-have-put-too-much-thought/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/terry-brooks-3252_enough_if-you-do-not-hear-music-in-your-words-y_446807.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/terry-brooks-3252_enough_if-you-do-not-hear-music-in-your-words-y_446807.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/terry-brooks-3252_enough_if-you-do-not-hear-music-in-your-words-y_446807.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.” — Terry Brooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A writer is an organism that will go on writing even after its heart has been cut out.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wallace Stegner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-stegner/a-writer-is-an-organism-that-will-go-on-writing-even-after-its-heart/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/wallace-stegner-1352_biology_a-writer-is-an-organism-that-will-go-on_353695.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/wallace-stegner-1352_biology_a-writer-is-an-organism-that-will-go-on_353695.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/wallace-stegner-1352_biology_a-writer-is-an-organism-that-will-go-on_353695.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A writer is an organism that will go on writing even after its heart has been cut out.” — Wallace Stegner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writing a love poem is like writing your heart on paper", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/writing-a-love-poem-is-like-writing-your-heart-on-paper/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/anonymous-1_heart_writing-a-love-poem-is-like-writing-your_2136559.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/anonymous-1_heart_writing-a-love-poem-is-like-writing-your_2136559.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/anonymous-1_heart_writing-a-love-poem-is-like-writing-your_2136559.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Writing a love poem is like writing your heart on paper” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Were most of your stars out? 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We [Theocracy] are obviously not trying to musically re-invent the wheel here, and you can certainly hear our influences, but we also don't sound like a copycat of any one band.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matt Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-smith/i-am-writing-from-the-heart-and-having-a-fresh-approach-to-things-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/matt-smith-5333_approach_i-am-writing-from-the-heart-and-having-a_1295754.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/matt-smith-5333_approach_i-am-writing-from-the-heart-and-having-a_1295754.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/matt-smith-5333_approach_i-am-writing-from-the-heart-and-having-a_1295754.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am writing from the heart and having a fresh approach to things. 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In the quest of writing, the heart can speed up with anticipation--as it does, indeed, during the chase itself of whales. I can swear it, having done both, and I will tell YOU though other writers may not. My heart is beating fast; I am in pursuit; I want my victory--that you should see and hear and above all feel the reality behind these words. For they are but a mask. Not the mask that conceals, not a mask that I would have you strike through as mere appearance, or, worse, deceitful appearance. Words need not be that kind of mask, but a mask such as the ancient Greek actors wore, a mask that expresses rather than conceals the inner drama. (But do you know me? Una? You have shipped long with me in the boat that is this book. Let me assure you and tell you that I know you, even something of your pain and joy, for you are much like me. The contract of writing and reading requires that we know each other. Did you know that I try on your mask from time to time? 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It sounded to me like the loveliest euphemism I had ever heard. When was writing ever your profession? It's never been anything but your religion. Never. I'm a little over-excited now. Since it is your religion, do you know what you will be asked when you die? But let me tell you first what you won't be asked. You won't be asked if you were working on a wonderful moving piece of writing when you died. You won't be asked if it was long or short, sad or funny, published or unpublished. You won't be asked if you were in good or bad form while you were working on it. You won't even be asked if it was the one piece of writing you would have been working on if you had known your time would be up when it was finished--I think only poor Soren K. will get asked that. I'm so sure you'll get asked only two questions.' Were most of your stars out? Were you busy writing your heart out? If only you knew how easy it would be for you to say yes to both questions. 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