First place Quote by Howard Hinton

“Ten years ago, we would have been writing perfect stories, but people's attention spans have become more limited in these, the last days of…

— Jeff VanderMeer

“There's nothing that isn't worth writing about. If you look closely at your life you'll find plenty to write about there, too.”

— Sara Gran

“Writing is like riding a bicycle: you don’t forget how, even if you go for years without doing it.”

— Isabel Allende

“In my life I haven’t done anything worth writing about, but that’s OK. That’s why I write fiction.”

— Jarod Kintz

“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are gone, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing.”

— Carson McCullers

“If writing doesn't come from the heart, the time spent was a waste”

— Dustin Adrian Rhodes

“If a writer starts worring about what he or she has left out or forgotten, they might not be able to write even a…

— Baby Halder

“Writing is losing focus and winning it back, only to lose it once more.”

— Durga Chew-Bose

“What I've learned writing these stories is that history only looks heavy and solid. In fact, it won't ever stay still.”

— Emily Geminder

“I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to something better. Not writing at all leads to nothing.”

— Anna Quindlen

“With sufficient perspective, nothing is good or bad. The historian who ventures to judge the past is writing journalism in another century.”

— Emil M. Cioran

“So nothing will ever be written down again. Perhaps the act of writing is necessary only when nothing happens.”

— Kōbō Abe