Fragments Quote by Walter Benjamin

“to great writers, finished works weigh lighter than those fragments on which they labor their entire lives.”

— Walter Benjamin

“Bringing you closer to the fragile edge of living is the job of a writer.”

— Julie Rodelli

“All great writers share one thing in common: They finished their books.”

— M. Kirin

“One great pleasure of being a writer is possessing the power to determine the fate of my characters and how the story will end.”

— Terry a O'Neal

“The editing of a good piece of writing is like the editing of one's life: never quite complete; rendering all, ultimately, unfinished works when…

— KC Woodworth

“Writing a novel is just like life ... it's only in the doing of it that I find out what works.”

— Angela Young

“Life as a writer was not what I expected. I knew no other writers. I knew no writing teachers or editors. I had to…

— Lee Siegel

“You become a great writer by writing lots and lots of stories, not by rewriting the same story over and over again.”

— Scott William Carter

“Even the greatest stories can be summed up in a few paragraphs. What makes them so much longer, is all the time spent editing.”

— Jason Mallory

“It is not up to the writer to create a masterpiece. That is what readers do.”

— Bart J. Gilbertson

“One thing that separates would-be writers from working writers is that the latter know their work will never match their dreams.”

— Ralph Keyes

“Writing is more than a craft; it is a way of life. Everything you see or do becomes part of what you write.”

— H.P. Oliver