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Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink. — F. H. Bradley
Write about what makes you different. — Sandra Cisneros
Writers will be judged by what they write. — Raymond Carver
My nutritionist says, 'If you bite it, write it.' Writing down everything that you put in your mouth really helps. I donâ€™t count a damn… — Tyra Banks
I had got this far, and was thinking of what to say next, and as my habit is, I was pricking the paper idly with… — Petrarch
I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now. — Studs Terkel
Listen closely. Thereâ€™s a remote possibility that you might learn something: First, I donâ€™t give a damn if my work is commercial or notâ€¦Iâ€™m the… — John Fante
Write because you love the art and the discipline, not because you're looking to sell something. — Ann Patchett
I can't write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing. — Ann Patchett
I like the hip writers: Fitzgerald, the guy who committed suicide, Hemingway, all those guys. Some of them were alcoholics and drug addicts but they… — Mike Tyson
I think segregation is bad, I think it's wrong, it's immoral. I'd fight against it with every breath in my body, but you don't need… — Clarence Thomas
You can't live and write at the same time. — Alison Bechdel
I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's… — Maurice Sendak
I don't write for children. I write, and somebody says, 'That's for children.' — Maurice Sendak
I don't know how to write a children's book. — Maurice Sendak
My advice to would-be young authors is to read a lot, write a lot, and not worry about creating a finished product. Keeping a journal… — Kevin Henkes
To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them. — William Steig
When I write a book, I put everything I have into it; so the more I have, the more the books become. Some people get… — Matthew Woodring Stover
The definition of a writing career, is write a book, write another book, write another book — Holly Lisle
Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can. — Walter Jon Williams

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