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Writing Quotes by William Stafford
- A student brings something to discuss, saying, "I don't know whether this is really good, or whether I should throw it in the wastebasket." The…
- A writer is someone who has found a process that will bring about new things.
- You shouldn't have standards that inhibit you from writing It really doesn't make any difference if you are good or bad today. The assessment of…
- I have this feeling of wending my way or plundering through a mysterious jungle of possibilities when I am writing. This jungle has not been…
- A student comes to me with a piece of writing, holds it out, says, 'Is this good?' A whole sequence of emergencies goes off in…
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- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
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- A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit. — Richard Bach
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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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