Writing Quotes

18562 Writing quotes by 6643 unique authors

When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there. — Piers Anthony
I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside a scene can… — Piers Anthony
I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about… — Piers Anthony
I wanted to write a happy song. I didn't know how. — Fiona Apple
Bury me smilin' with G's in my pocket, Have a party at my funeral let every rapper rock it Let the hoes that I used… — Tupac Shakur
All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. the first step is to know exactly what… — W. Clement Stone
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow. — Maya Angelou
I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write it, but I'm glad he… — Ronald Reagan
The impulse for much writing is homesickness. You are trying to get back home, and in your writing you are invoking that home, so you… — Joan Didion
One of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport. — Jon Anderson
If you really want to know about the future, don't ask a technologist, a scientist, a physicist. No! Don't ask somebody who's writing code. No,… — Clifford Stoll
Before you write - remember that every speech has something of 'you' in the writing. Don't take that away when you write. Be yourself. Be… — Phil Collins
... on these expanded membranes [butterfly wings] Nature writes, as on a tablet, the story of the modifications of species, so truly do all changes… — Henry Walter Bates
The number one thing I am earnestly attracted to is intelligence. Writers are thus the pinnacle of intelligence. While actors are great and awesome, writers… — Unknown Author
Every word written is a victory against death. — Unknown Author
For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word. — Catherine Drinker Bowen
Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write. — James T. Farrell
Write something to suit yourself and many people will like it; write something to suit everybody and scarcely anyone will care for it. — Jesse Stuart
I can't help but to write, I have a inner need for it. If I'm not in the middle of some literary project, I'm utterly… — Unknown Author
Writing is not a genteel profession. It's quite nasty and tough and kind of dirty. — Rosemary Mahoney
People are certainly impressed by the aura of creative power which a writer may wear, but can easily demolish it with a few well-chosen questions.… — Brian Stableford
If writing seems hard, it's because it is hard. It's one of the hardest things people do. — William Zinsser
Writing is a crummy profession, but a good hobby. — Paavo Haavikko
The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing. — Ken MacLeod
I write to tell stories. I believe that there a some professions in the world that will last forever: doctor or a nurse, teacher, builder… — Unknown Author

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