Books Quote by H. P. Lovecraft

Both writing and thinking, like children, require plenty of patience till growing up.

— Mariana Fulger

“The skill of writing needs much patience, practicing, and time. There is no good writing from a quick effort, or a confused writer.”

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

“Good writing demands self-discipline and constant learning”

— Cecil Murphey

As a rule, one must write a great many words before one learns to write well.

— Caroline Gordon

When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold the pen wrongly, and to form its letters incorrectly,…

— James Allen

By writing much, one learns to write well.

— Robert Southey

Writing is not, alas, like riding a bicycle: it does not get easier with practice.

— Nancy Mairs

Successful writers learn at last what they should learn at first,--to be intelligently simple.

— Josh Billings

“Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader’s mind — vividly, forcefully…

— Samuel R. Delany

Underneath the visible problems with reading and writing lies the deeper problem of 'illearnacy': an acquired disabling of learning courage and learning initiative.

— Guy Claxton

“A writer learns that easy to read is hard to write ...”

— CJ Heck

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