Cutting Quote by James McBride

Writing means revealing oneself to excess.

— Franz Kafka

“Being fat means being left out, scorned, and vilified.”

— Mary Pipher

When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to…

— Stephen King

I feel like you just need to keep writing until the writing itself just begins to take shape.

— Ed Westwick

When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.

— Dawn French

You already know when I'm writing, so don't be surprised if it's short and dry, because I'm too hungry to write anything fat

— Frederic Chopin

Often I think writing is a sheer paring away of oneself leaving always something thinner, barer, more meagre.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.

— Robert A. Heinlein

Writing is something that I am ever driven to do, and concerning which I am never satisfied.

— Nora Waln

writing is the profound pleasure and being read the superficial.

— Virginia Woolf

So to me, fat just seems to be right to the point and the most descriptive way to say it.

— Camryn Manheim

“Think of excess fat as a collection of bad habits. Lose the fat-promoting habits, and you will lose the excess fat.”

— Stan Spencer