Creative writing Quote by Nelson Algren

“There is a ruthlessness to the creative act. It often involves a betrayal of the status quo.”

— Alan Watt

“As writing is one of the desperate professions, it has universal appeal, especially for those not engaged in it.”

— WH Auden

“Crime belongs exclusively to the lower orders. I don't blame them in the smallest degree. I should fancy that crime was to them what…

— Oscar Wilde

“I will only write the novel, if I can solve the crime”

— Andrew Hixson

“The moments of nature's universal, triumphant silence had come, those minutes when the creative mind works harder, poetic thoughts seethe more ardently, the heart's…

— Ivan Goncharov

“Writing was born as the maidservant of human consciousness, but is increasingly becoming its master.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“I don't write crime fiction. I write romances between fucked up people that happen to be active criminals.”

— Anonymous

“The purpose of my writing is to expose and arrest Nova Criminals.”

— William S. Burroughs

“In the shadow of feigned cripples and false wounds come the strong arms of thieves and very healthy drunkards.”

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

“With every day that passes I am more convinced that the act of writing is a concious act of humility.”

— Roberto Bolano

“Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted and slightly savage if…

— Jessamyn West

“Writing is not a competition, or a fear. Writing is an art, a passion, a love.”

— Kirsty-Anne Still