Writing Quote by Alexander Pope

In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend.

— Alexander Pope

“Every person, I have come to believe, has a moment or a place in life when all four points of the compass converge, from…

— Peter Geye

“I feel so lucky at being able to do what I love. Writing has proved to be a fascinating journey – without maps and…

— Elizabeth Buchan

“Human reasoning does not compass everything in all respects, just as vision does not reveal all things to sight.”

— Burhan al-Din Al-Zarnuji

“Writing gives you a reach to the stars, That reach means there is NO CEILING!!!!!!!!”

— Maija Monreaux

“...an irresistible of why we read and why we love. We are not quite novels. We are not quite short stories. In the end,…

— Gabrielle Zevin

“writing is perilous, as you can’t always guarantee your words will be read in the spirit in which they were written.”

— Jojo Moyes

“For a while, Criticism travels side by side with the Work, then Criticism vanishes and it's the Readers who keep pace. The journey may…

— Roberto Bolaño

“Writing is all at once an exploration of what is, and what is not. Of the known, and the unknown. A journey into the…

— Madelaine Standing

“But in those whom no necessity forces to turn Author, who merely write for fame, and have full leisure to polish their compositions, faults…

— Matthew Lewis

“Drawing conclusions is up to the jury, that is, the readers. My only job is to be talented, that is, to know how to…

— Janet Malcolm

“There are literary works that speak for themselves and there are writers who boast through work.”

— Dejan Stojanovic