Demand Quote by James Fenton

Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all…

— Donna Jo Napoli

I believe a writer is an eye, a pervasive eye that sees the reality that surrounds us, as well as the impression it makes…

— Mariela Griffor

My writing just kind of exists out there in the air-it's all sort of intended as spoken, or sung, word. So, to commit them…

— Ani DiFranco

At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for…

— Annie Dillard

Writing is a way to shape out visible and invisible, in myself as well as in the world.

— Eppu Nuotio

Written symbols are even more artificial or conventional than spoken; they cannot be picked up in accidental intercourse with others. In addition, the written…

— John Dewey

Writing is a tool of transformation and can shine the light on the inside, dispelling darkness, taking us through external layers, bringing us closer…

— Hillary Carlip

Writing is the geometry of the soul.

— Plato

“When you read a manuscript that has been damaged by water, fire, light or just the passing of the years, your eye needs to…

— Diane Setterfield

Writing is like praying, because you stop all other activities, descend into silence, and listen patiently to the depths of your soul, waiting for…

— Helen Prejean

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

— Julia Cameron

Writing is like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate, in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain

— Elie Wiesel