Writing Quotes

18562 Writing quotes by 6643 unique authors

You will have to write and put away or burn a lot of material before you are comfortable in this medium. You might as well… — Ray Bradbury
There is no great writing, only great rewriting. — Louis D. Brandeis
The only test of work of literature is that it shall please other ages than its own. — Gerald Brenan
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must be… — David Brin
It takes most of us a long time to learn our craft. So keep at it. Don't give up. — Jacqueline Briskin
As against having beautiful workshops, studies, etc., one writes best in a cellar on a rainy day. — Van Wyck Brooks
The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. — Anita Brookner
A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is that he has the choice of whom he wants to be co-opted… — David Brooks
Most new writers think it's easy to write for children, but it's not. You have to get in a beginning, middle and end, tell a… — Andrea Brown
The best children's book writers are not people who have kids, but people who write from the child within themselves. — Andrea Brown
The process of writing, any form of creativity, is a power intensifying life. — Rita Mae Brown
It requires more than mere genius to be an author. — Jean de la Bruyere
Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines. — Bill Bryson
English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin - a language… — Bill Bryson
For most of us the rules of English grammar are at best a dimly remembered thing. But even for those who make the rules, grammatical… — Bill Bryson
Those who sniff decay in every shift of sense or alteration of usage do the language no service. Too often for such people the notion… — Bill Bryson
I think you must remember that a writer is a simple-minded person to begin with and go on that basis. He's not a great mind,… — Erskine Caldwell
The words! I collected them in all shapes and sizes and hung them like bangles in my mind. — Hortense Calisher
There is only one trait that makes the writer. He is always watching. — Morley Callaghan
If you follow your bliss you will find a path laid out before you that has been waiting for you all along and you will… — Joseph Campbell
Words fascinate me. They always have. For me, browsing in a dictionary is like being turned loose in a bank. — Eddie Cantor
Good writing is rewriting. — Truman Capote
I think the only person a writer has an obligation to is himself. If what I write doesn't fulfill something in me, if I don't… — Truman Capote
Words are the most powerful thing in the universe... Words are containers. They contain faith, or fear, and they produce after their kind. — Charles Capps
Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing… — Jeffrey Carver

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