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Writing Quotes by Edward Abbey
- My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind…
- I always write with my .357 magnum handy. Why? Well, you never know when God may try to interfere.
- In writing, fidelity to fact leads eventually to the poetry of truth.
- I would prefer to write about everything; what else is there? But one must be selective.
- Good writing can be defined as having something to say and saying it well. When one has nothing to say, one should remain silent. Silence…
- When a writer has done the best that he can do, he should then withdraw from the book-writing business and take up an honest trade…
- How long does it take to write a good book? All of the years that you've lived.
- Some people write to please, to soothe, to console. Others to provoke, to challenge, to exasperate and infuriate. I've always found the second approach the…
- In order to write a book, it is necessary to sit down (or stand up) and write. Therein lies the difficulty.
- Why do I write? I write to entertain my friends and to exasperate our enemies. To unfold the folded lie, to record to truth of…
- The author: an imaginary person who writes real books.
- Poor Dimitri Shostakovich: In the Soviet Union, he was condemned as being too radical; in the West, for being too conservative. He could please no…
- So I write mainly for the fun of it, the hell of it, the duty of it. I enjoy writing and will probably be a…
- Writing on the wall: Will trade three blind crabs for two with no teeth.
- To the Technocrats: Have mercy on us. Relax a bit, take time out for simple pleasures. For example, the luxuries of electricity, indoor plumbing, central…
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- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
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- If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. — Isaac Asimov
- Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. — Isaac Asimov