Writing Well Quotes

31 quotes by 27 authors

Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well. — Andre Breton
Writing well is the best revenge. — Dorothy Parker
Writing well means never having to say, 'I guess you had to be there.' — Jef Mallett
I know well enough that very few people who are supposedly interested in writing are interested in writing well. They are interested in publishing something,… — Flannery O'Connor
The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. — A J Liebling
Writing well involves walking the path of most resistance. Sitting still, being patient, allowing the lunatic dream to take shape on the page, then the… — Dani Shapiro
Writing well isn't just a question of winsome expression, but of having found something big and true to say and having found the right words… — Adam Gopnik
You know youâ€™re writing well when you're throwing good stuff into the wastebasket. — Ernest Hemingway
There is no pleasure in the world like writing well and going fast. It's like nothing else. It's like a love affair, it goes on… — Tennessee Williams
Itâ€™s not the fear of writing that blocks people, itâ€™s fear of not writing well; something quite different. — Scott Berkun
In the broadest possible sense, writing well means to communicate clearly and interestingly and in a way that feels alive to the reader. Where thereâ€™s… — David Foster Wallace
I could give you absolutely sterling advice on how to avoid writing, how when you run out of things to do other than going to… — Tony Kushner
If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a feeder when… — A J Liebling
The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience… — A J Liebling
From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly. — Quintilian
You can't teach people to write well. Writing well is something God lets you do or declines to let you do. — Kurt Vonnegut
There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that… — Natalie Goldberg
Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost. — William Zinsser
Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We all have emotional… — William Zinsser
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking. — Horace

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