Philosophy Quote by D.A. Botta

“I haven't written in a week. It's like holding your breath under water. You feel an awful constriction and then the instinct to propel…

— D.A. Botta

“The trouble with a baby, for writists, is that they take away your useful melancholy, even the energy to invent some.”

— D.A. Botta

“Nothing fills the world quite as poetry does. A poet need not dwell on the pagecount of his life.”

— D.A. Botta

“It is an awesome tragedy in this life that, when asking what a person is and they reply doctor or lawyer or engineer, we…

— D.A. Botta

“I have yet to find that one perfect phrase that epitomizes all the mysteries of the universe. Luckily, I doubt to ever pen it…

— D.A. Botta

“Like a father with his daughter, the writist plays peek-a-boo with the world. His aim is to evoke that sweet smile, the one that…

— D.A. Botta

If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway. If you can think of lots more when you've finished the three…

— Philip Pullman

“Think before you write, and write before you think again”

— Faiza Afliha

To write is to think, and to write well is to think well,

— David McCullough

Don't think and then write it down. Think on paper.

— Harry Kemelman

“Write. If you've always dreamed of being a writer, write. Even if you think what you write is crap, write. You might be surprised…

— Stephen Woods

If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you.

— Oscar Wilde