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Writing Quotes by Richard Ford
- And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect myself against loss…
- Happiness for me is getting to write about the most important things I know.
- Writing is the only thing I've ever done with persistence, except for being married.
- In order to write novels for a living - it's not pathological, but I do think and worry and brood and fidget about stuff that…
- Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.
- Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it.
- Find what causes a commotion in your heart. Find a way to write about that
- You can't write ... on the strength of influence. You can only write a good story or a good novel by yourself.
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