Open arms Quote by Ann Patchett

“You get no writing done at all if you sit at a table with a view. You'd spent the whole time watching the birds…

— Mary Stewart

“A novel has to entertain -- that's the contract with the reader: you give me ten hours and I'll give you a reason to…

— Barbara Kingsolver

“Always remember that writing is an alliance between author and reader. With every line we put down on the page, we need to leave…

— Hal Zina Bennett

“The chronic fun of writing, the distraction of it, was not knowing.”

— Gregory Maguire

“Writing is losing focus and winning it back, only to lose it once more.”

— Durga Chew-Bose

“Every time a written word is put to page it is the opportunity to expand our minds, whether we are the writer or the…

— K. Lamb

“no writing is a waste of time--no creative work where the feelings, the imagination, the intelligence must work.”

— Brenda Ueland

“Keeping my eyes on the page and my head in someone else’s story is about the only distraction that works.”

— Inglath Cooper

“Writing is a defence against boredom, but it's also a cure for melancholy.”

— Bohumil Hrabal

“When an idea suddenly appears I feel compelled to get it on paper and I keep writing until the flame disappears. Love sharing my…

— Lee Bumbicka

“There should be more to writing than entertaining an already-brain-dead society and making money. If not,then you miss the point of writing.”

— Carol Morgan

Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.

— Vikram Seth