Believe Quote by David Massengill

Believing in fate has probably always arisen in part because of the delights and terrors of storytelling. We have to realize--to learn--that in life…

— Margaret Visser

Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you…

— Mini Grey

I've always known that the best part of writing occurs before you've picked up a pen. When a story exists only in your mind,…

— Carolyn Parkhurst

The thing for someone just starting off [in writing] is to write. You need to have limber fingers, whether you write with your fingers…

— Augusten Burroughs

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

— Barbara Mertz

Writing keeps me from believing everything I read.

— Gloria Steinem

Writing for me always requires trickery. Tricking myself into sitting down, letting words tumble out until you find the good ones. It's sort of…

— John Hodgman

Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.

— Iris Murdoch

Writing is nearly always a matter of finding whatever your brain needs to trick it into being creative, and in my case, a tiny…

— Emma Donoghue

The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until…

— Emily Haines

Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing.

— Anne Tyler

Writing is a spiritual path. It helps you listen to your heart, trust your inner guidance, and live your life full-out.

— Robert Holden