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If I knew words enough, I could write the longest love letter in the world and never get tired — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I do not like to write - I like to have written. — Gloria Steinem
What things there are to write, if one could only write them! My mind is full of gleaming thought; gay moods and mysterious, moth-like meditations… — Logan Pearsall Smith
What really annoys me are the ones who write to say, I am doing your book for my final examinations and could you please tell… — Margaret Drabble
The best literature is always a take [in the musical sense]; there is an implicit risk in its execution, a margin of danger that is… — Julio Cortazar
I write, not for children,but for the child-like, whether they be of five, or fifty, or seventy-five. — George MacDonald
I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one's pocket; the pocket-knife, for instance,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The text you write must prove to me that it desires me. This proof exists: it is writing. Writing is: the science of the various… — Roland Barthes
I don't think it would be fun to write after inhaling art fumes. (What are art fumes?) No, I just make stuff up. It's easier… — Neil Gaiman
We don't usually write up accidents involving rabbits. - Joe Morelli — Janet Evanovich
Most science fiction seemed to be written for people who already liked science fiction; I wanted to write stories for anyone, anywhere, living at any… — Michael Chabon
You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of… — Arthur Ransome
I write the way women have babies. You don't know it's going to be like that. If you did, there's no way you would go… — Toni Morrison
I think there is no way to write about being alone. To write is to tell something to somebody to communicate to others. . .… — Ursula K. Le Guin
When forced to leave my house for an extended period of time, I take my typewriter with me, and together we endure the wretchedness of… — David Sedaris
We all stood and gathered our backpacks and I looked at the floor around my chair to make sure I hadnâ€™t dropped anything. I was… — Curtis Sittenfeld
The best life for a writer is the life which helps him write the best books he can. — Julian Barnes
Everything in art depends on execution: the story of a louse can be as beautiful as the story of Alexander. You must write according to… — Julian Barnes
Life is painful and disappointing. It is useless, therefore, to write new realistic novels. We generally know where we stand in relation to reality and… — Michel Houellebecq
Write,' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth. — Lori Lansens

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