Creativity Quote by Richard Selzer

“The greatness of a writer has nothing to do with subject matter itself, only with how much the subject matter touches the author.”

— Boris Pasternak

“There are really no dull subjects. There are only dull writers.”

— Richard Le Gallienne

“no writing is a waste of time--no creative work where the feelings, the imagination, the intelligence must work.”

— Brenda Ueland

“A writer's mind can never be empty.”

— Michael Acciarino

“The truly great writer does not want to write. He wants the world to be a place in which he can live the life…

— Henry Miller

“A writer is just like anyone else, he cannot know everything, nor can he experience everything, he must ask and imagine,”

— José Saramago

“The only thing worth writing about is people. People . Human beings. Men and women whose individuality must be created, line by line, insight…

— Harlan Ellison

“Writing is a part of life that has to be explored.”

— P.S. Winn

“Writing is all at once an exploration of what is, and what is not. Of the known, and the unknown. A journey into the…

— Madelaine Standing

“To write, all you need is a creative mind and a lot of free time.”

— Cali Amber

“To my mind, the most important thing in any form of fiction is the human element, but only if it takes us beyond the…

— Graham Worthington

Many a trivial novel has been written about an important subject, and many a profound one about nothing in particular.

— Howard Jacobson