Telling the truth Quote by Anne Lamott

“We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is…

— Anne Lamott

We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is…

— Anne Lamott

“I write, as far as I can tell, because writing is a black sheep sibling of prayer, an urgent struggle against a bad connection,…

— Kirk Wilson

“Well, all I can say is that sheep are content, day after day in the field munching, minding their own business, not hurting anyone,…

— Mark Kloss

“The essence of writing? A hound chasing a fox: irrationally compelled to win the prize and eventual disappointment that it's eluded you.”

— Carol Morgan

“The written word is weak. Many people prefer life to it. Life gets your blood going, and it smells good. Writing is mere writing,…

— Annie Dillard

“For me, personally, the point of writing is to connect me to this world, to my fellow humans. We are all miles apart. We…

— Matt Haig

“Writing is a dog’s life, but the only one worth living.”

— Gustave Flaubert

“There are always struggles in writing. Anyone who denies this is either lying to themselves or you. Or they’re not faithful to their audience.”

— Phoenix Elvis Nicholson

“Write, even if you have a twinge, a doubt, a fear, a block, a noisy neighbor, a sick cat, thirteen unpublished stories, and a…

— Eric Maisel

“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

“Sheep ain't poetical.”

— Patrick O'Brian