--- title: "29 Writing Means Quotes by 26 authors" description: "Browse 29 Writing Means quotes by 26 authors. Discover the best Writing Means sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/franz-kafka-214_crafts_writing-means-revealing-oneself-to-exces_555162.jpg" --- > [Writing means revealing oneself to excess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/writing-means-revealing-oneself-to-excess/) [Franz Kafka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-kafka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/franz-kafka-214_crafts_writing-means-revealing-oneself-to-exces_555162.jpg) > [Writing means being a fascinated slave to current events.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/writing-means-being-a-fascinated-slave-to-current-events/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/anonymous-1_current-events_writing-means-being-a-fascinated-slave-t_1410240.jpg) > [“...'good writing' means compelling ideas clothed in words.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betsey-lerner/good-writing-means-compelling-ideas-clothed-in-words/) [Betsey Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betsey-lerner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/betsey-lerner-223041_language_good-writing-means-compelling-ideas-clot_1789213.jpg) > [Writing well means never having to say, 'I guess you had to be there.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jef-mallett/writing-well-means-never-having-to-say-i-guess-you-had-to-be-there/) [Jef Mallett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jef-mallett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/jef-mallett-51042_having_writing-well-means-never-having-to-say-i_2657694.png) > [Writing always means hiding something in such a way that it then is discovered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/italo-calvino/writing-always-means-hiding-something-in-such-a-way-that-it-then-is/) [Italo Calvino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/italo-calvino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/italo-calvino-402_hiding_writing-always-means-hiding-something-in_1969491.jpg) > [“The Zoe is the book you’ve been writing in. It means “life” in Greek.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-gulla/the-zoe-is-the-book-you-ve-been-writing-in-it-means-life-in-greek/) [Nicole Gulla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-gulla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/797/nicole-gulla-10517_best-romance-novels_the-zoe-is-the-book-you-ve-been-writing_2384969.jpg) > [Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/writing-means-sharing-it-s-part-of-the-human-condition-to-want-to/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/paulo-coelho-10_human_writing-means-sharing-it-s-part-of-the-h_1669181.jpg) > [Rewrite and revise. Do not be afraid to seize what you have and cut it to ribbons ... Good writing means good revising.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk-jr/rewrite-and-revise-do-not-be-afraid-to-seize-what-you-have-and-cut-it/) [William Strunk, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/william-strunk-jr-26440_cutting_rewrite-and-revise-do-not-be-afraid-to-s_2427800.png) > [What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaron-lanier/what-does-it-mean-to-not-be-alone-i-ve-approached-that-question/) [Jaron Lanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaron-lanier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/jaron-lanier-2241_doe_what-does-it-mean-to-not-be-alone-i-ve-a_1740279.png) > [I'm not that guy who thinks I have all the answers. Writing is a means of communicating, and if enough people say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-hawley/i-m-not-that-guy-who-thinks-i-have-all-the-answers-writing-is-a-means/) [Noah Hawley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-hawley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a9/noah-hawley-3673_enough_i-m-not-that-guy-who-thinks-i-have-all-t_120721.jpg) > [Writing, for me, means humility. It’s a process that involves fear and doubt, especially if you’re writing honestly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiran-desai/writing-for-me-means-humility-it-s-a-process-that-involves-fear-and/) [Kiran Desai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiran-desai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/kiran-desai-11507_being-honest_writing-for-me-means-humility-it-s-a-pro_840270.jpg) > [The process of re-writing and writing and re-writing means that you may have a brilliant phrase, but over time it distills and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abi-morgan/the-process-of-re-writing-and-writing-and-re-writing-means-that-you/) [Abi Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abi-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d9/abi-morgan-5039_brilliant_the-process-of-re-writing-and-writing-an_1503084.jpg) > [Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/writing-means-not-just-staring-ugliness-in-the-face-but-finding-a-way/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/veronica-roth-66_embrace_writing-means-not-just-staring-ugliness_2635119.png) > [“Formal writing does not mean gratuitously fancy writing; it means clear, clean, maximally considerate writing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-foster-wallace/formal-writing-does-not-mean-gratuitously-fancy-writing-it-means/) [David Foster Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-foster-wallace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c3/david-foster-wallace-161_formal_formal-writing-does-not-mean-gratuitousl_782006.jpg) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-clarkson/if-you-re-writing-it-means-getting-up-and-writing-all-day-and-if-you/) [Jeremy Clarkson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-clarkson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/jeremy-clarkson-2634_all-day_if-you-re-writing-it-means-getting-up-an_2298784.jpg) > [In the broadest possible sense, writing well means to communicate clearly and interestingly and in a way that feels alive to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-foster-wallace/in-the-broadest-possible-sense-writing-well-means-to-communicate/) [David Foster Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-foster-wallace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/david-foster-wallace-161_alive_in-the-broadest-possible-sense-writing-w_1796192.jpg) > [My pen.’ Funny, I wrote that without noticing. ‘The torch’, ‘the paper’, but ‘my pen’. That shows what writing means to me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-marsden/my-pen-funny-i-wrote-that-without-noticing-the-torch-the-paper-but-my/) [John Marsden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-marsden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/389/john-marsden-3782_heart_my-pen-funny-i-wrote-that-without-notici_69429.png) > ['Writing' always means 'not writing' to me because I will do anything to put it off. I think this is mainly because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/writing-always-means-not-writing-to-me-because-i-will-do-anything-to/) [Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/catherine-tate-17047_act_writing-always-means-not-writing-to-me-b_1546868.jpg) > [“It is true that a writer writes first to please himself and that his own satisfaction with what he has done is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-milne/it-is-true-that-a-writer-writes-first-to-please-himself-and-that-his/) [Christopher Milne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-milne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/christopher-milne-48553_communication_it-is-true-that-a-writer-writes-first-to_2019921.jpg) > [“Writing always means hiding something in such a way that it then is discovered; because the truth that can come from my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/italo-calvino/writing-always-means-hiding-something-in-such-a-way-that-it-then-is-2/) [Italo Calvino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/italo-calvino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/italo-calvino-402_hiding_writing-always-means-hiding-something-in_3159238.jpg) > [“Writing means organizing your thoughts. If your mind is scattered, your writing is scattered. If your mind is focused, your writing will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-peate/writing-means-organizing-your-thoughts-if-your-mind-is-scattered-your/) [Robert Peate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-peate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/robert-peate-23717_psychology_writing-means-organizing-your-thoughts-i_3201531.jpg) > [“As social concerns override literary ones, writers seem fated to eschew virtuosity and experimentation in favor of a bland but immediately accessible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-carr/as-social-concerns-override-literary-ones-writers-seem-fated-to/) [Nicholas Carr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-carr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/nicholas-carr-4579_writing_as-social-concerns-override-literary-one_2138751.jpg) > [you once said to would like to sit beside me while I write. Listen in that case I could not write at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-cain/you-once-said-to-would-like-to-sit-beside-me-while-i-write-listen-in/) [Susan Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-cain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/227/susan-cain-647_cases_you-once-said-to-would-like-to-sit-besid_1985294.jpg) > [“In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barleycorn less, And the good or bad I say of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-whitman/in-all-people-i-see-myself-none-more-and-not-one-a-barleycorn-less/) [Walt Whitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-whitman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/walt-whitman-265_america_in-all-people-i-see-myself-none-more-and_366607.png) > [“Most words come into being first in speech, then in private writing, and then in public, published writing, which means that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/most-words-come-into-being-first-in-speech-then-in-private-writing/) [Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/kory-stamper-11455_communication_most-words-come-into-being-first-in-spee_1092422.jpg) > [“You once said that you would like to sit beside me while I write. Listen, in that case I could not write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/you-once-said-that-you-would-like-to-sit-beside-me-while-i-write/) [Franz Kafka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-kafka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb8/franz-kafka-214_solitude_you-once-said-that-you-would-like-to-sit_2801015.jpg) > [Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jami-attenberg/studying-writing-to-me-means-reading-and-also-rewriting-obsessively/) [Jami Attenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jami-attenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29e/jami-attenberg-2877_best-way_studying-writing-to-me-means-reading-and_2088460.png) > [My routine is to create activities for myself unrelated to writing that allow little time for writing. This means that when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/my-routine-is-to-create-activities-for-myself-unrelated-to-writing/) [Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/anthony-mccarten-16426_chance_my-routine-is-to-create-activities-for-m_604459.jpg) > [The act of writing means you wish to communicate. Whether you're writing a memoir for yourself you put in a drawer, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/the-act-of-writing-means-you-wish-to-communicate-whether-you-re/) [Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/harlan-ellison-2133_communicate_the-act-of-writing-means-you-wish-to-com_994953.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing-means/#itemlist", "name": "Writing Means Quotes", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writing means revealing oneself to excess.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Franz Kafka" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/writing-means-revealing-oneself-to-excess/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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