Writing well means never having to say, 'I guess you had to be there.' — Jef Mallett Copy Share Image
Writing always means hiding something in such a way that it then is discovered. — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
“The Zoe is the book you’ve been writing in. It means “life” in Greek.” — Nicole Gulla Copy Share Image
Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Rewrite and revise. Do not be afraid to seize what you have and cut it to ribbons ... Good writing means good revising. — William Strunk, Jr Copy Share Image
What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means. — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
I'm not that guy who thinks I have all the answers. Writing is a means of communicating, and if enough people say,… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
Writing, for me, means humility. It’s a process that involves fear and doubt, especially if you’re writing honestly. — Kiran Desai Copy Share Image
The process of re-writing and writing and re-writing means that you may have a brilliant phrase, but over time it distills and… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Formal writing does not mean gratuitously fancy writing; it means clear, clean, maximally considerate writing.” — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
If you're writing, it means getting up and writing all day, and if you're filming, it's getting up and filming all day.… — Jeremy Clarkson Copy Share Image
In the broadest possible sense, writing well means to communicate clearly and interestingly and in a way that feels alive to the… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
My pen.’ Funny, I wrote that without noticing. ‘The torch’, ‘the paper’, but ‘my pen’. That shows what writing means to me,… — John Marsden Copy Share Image
'Writing' always means 'not writing' to me because I will do anything to put it off. I think this is mainly because… — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
“It is true that a writer writes first to please himself and that his own satisfaction with what he has done is… — Christopher Milne Copy Share Image
“Writing always means hiding something in such a way that it then is discovered; because the truth that can come from my… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
“Writing means organizing your thoughts. If your mind is scattered, your writing is scattered. If your mind is focused, your writing will… — Robert Peate Copy Share Image
“As social concerns override literary ones, writers seem fated to eschew virtuosity and experimentation in favor of a bland but immediately accessible… — Nicholas Carr Copy Share Image
you once said to would like to sit beside me while I write. Listen in that case I could not write at… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barleycorn less, And the good or bad I say of… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
“Most words come into being first in speech, then in private writing, and then in public, published writing, which means that if… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
“You once said that you would like to sit beside me while I write. Listen, in that case I could not write… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn. — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
My routine is to create activities for myself unrelated to writing that allow little time for writing. This means that when I… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
The act of writing means you wish to communicate. Whether you're writing a memoir for yourself you put in a drawer, or… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
