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The only really good piece of advice I have for my students is, 'Write something you'd never show your mother or father. And you know… — Lorrie Moore
The writer doesnâ€™t write for the reader. He doesnâ€™t write for himself, either. He writes to serveâ€¦something. Somethingness. The somethingness that is sheltered by the… — Joy Williams
You write something and thereâ€™s no reality to it. You canâ€™t inject it with any kind of reality. You have to be patient and keep… — Deborah Eisenberg
The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; what is forbidden is to write about it. — Alice Miller
I don't recommend being a bachelor, but it helps if you want to write. — Nelson Algren
If you want to know what you look like, look into a mirror. If you want to know how you think, you should write — Dennis Prager
I cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead — Elfriede Jelinek
Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock… — Dorothy Day
Your obligation as writers is to distinguish yourself. â€¦ The ultimate result should be a book that you write that no one else could have… — David Morrell
What does it mean when a man falls in love with a radiant face across the room? It may mean that he has some soul… — Robert Bly
In our age, if a boy or girl is untalented, the odds are in favor of their thinking they want to write. — Theodore Roethke
I dropped my hoe and ran into the house and started to write this poem, 'End of Summer.â€™ It began as a celebration of wild… — Stanley Kunitz
I want to write poems that are natural, luminous, deep, spare. I dream of an art so transparent that you can look through and see… — Stanley Kunitz
The first task of the poet is to create the person who will write the poems. — Stanley Kunitz
I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there… — Robert Sheckley
Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're… — Harper Lee
I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second. — Joe Satriani
Experience is the only real teacher and if you keep a diary you get three bites at educating yourself - when it happens, when you… — Tony Benn
When I hit a period of not being able to write music, I get up and walk away. It's pretty mean but it's true. — Lily Allen
I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write. — David O. Russell

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