I wish there were some photographic process by which one's mind could be struck off and transferred to that of the friend… — Geraldine Jewsbury Copy Share Image
“Writing therapy is my form of healing. Try and detach yourself from painful memories by infusing characters and then stepping back.” — Phil Wohl Copy Share Image
Write what's up there." Sister Ignatius pointed at her temple. "As a great man once said, this is a secret garden. We've… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's good; if it's stale, it's bad; and if you're not certain, try it on… — Osbert Sitwell Copy Share Image
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for… — Moliere Copy Share Image
He can develop sense and style, in the manner of distinguished modern prose, in which event he may be sure that the… — John Crowe Ransom Copy Share Image
I can never understand why people who have not seen me for a while ask if I am still writing. They might… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
Writing down the things you are grateful for takes just 10 minutes and can increase your overall well-being significantly! — Joshua Rosenthal Copy Share Image
It used to be with chocolate. I would put chocolate in my studio and say, "You know, Nat, there's this chocolate you… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Good writing as well as good acting will be obedience to conscience. There must not be a particle of will or whim… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I mean the reason that I started writing close to home, "Santa Fe," et cetera, was a kind of looking back on… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
For a stalk to grow or a flower to open there must be time that cannot be forced; nine months must go… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Then you repeat. The thing that goes badly wrong means that the someone we like has to take another step to get… — John C Wright Copy Share Image
The fact is that writing, like any creative undertaking, carries with it both pain and great joy. The pain is often inherent… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction...All I'm writing is just what I… — Jimi Hendrix Copy Share Image
“I would rather never make a penny on book sales and know that many had derived some fair pleasure from my writing,… — Eric Diehl Copy Share Image
A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution, even if it takes place in the most honorable… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
With the first novel, I was concerned I would be pigeon-holed as an Asian-American writer, and the book would be labeled for… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I am actually hoping to write a series of books! The Amazon was the first one I got finished and have managed… — Helen Skelton Copy Share Image
There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it all at your own computer or your… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Like most writers, I find the Web is a wonderful distraction. Who doesn't need that last minute research before writing? — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of writers, those who are and those who aren't. With the first, content and form belong together like… — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
It would be morally reprehensible not to tell the truth... Everything I have written has stood the test of time. — Kitty Kelley Copy Share Image
Write about what you know and care deeply about. When one puts one's self on paper - that is what is called… — Joel Chandler Harris Copy Share Image
I don't have any desire to retire in the sense of not doing anything. As long as the Lord gives me strength… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
To George Gershwin, on refusinghim as a pupil: You would only lose the spontaneous quality of your melody, and end by writing… — Maurice Ravel Copy Share Image
If something happens to me, you're going to hear about it. I only know how to write songs about my life. — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I discovered that, given the indescribable nature of what I write, the only way to sell it is to give people free… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
When I was young, I wanted to be a dramatic writer, a writer of tragedy. Nothing would've pleased me more than if… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I don't really map anything out. I just let it happen [while writing]. But once it happens, it's always there. If it's… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Writing amounts to removing a piece of yourself and exposing it to criticism. The bravery of that action alone deserves to be… — April Khaito Copy Share Image
the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Because there's just so much in a day now, I keep writing in much more abstract terms, like I don't try to… — Feist Copy Share Image
I've become a day writer: most people start as night writers, and I used to be, but something happened to my endocrine… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
Individual writers can certainly make a difference, but they are working within a system, an institution, that still holds tremendous power over… — Marjorie Liu Copy Share Image
I began writing with a Michael Buble mentality. I think he's fantastic, and it's the perfect music for any date night, ever. — Joe Jonas Copy Share Image
“its badness is so potent that it seems to undermine the very idea of literature, to expose the whole endeavour of making… — Mark O'Connell Copy Share Image
My biggest lesson ... was to try and create narrators that were believable. ...so the listener becomes really invested in the story… — Kristian Bush Copy Share Image
From my point of view, which is that of a storyteller, I see your life as something artful, waiting, just waiting and… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I've been writing a lot of songs about my personal life and identity. That can be a real healing process. — Olly Alexander Copy Share Image
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