Experience Quote by William Faulkner

The writer has three sources: imagination, observation, and experience

— William Faulkner

“Writing is one-third imagination, one-third experience, and one third observation.”

— William Faulkner

There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.

— Harlan Coben

A writer needs certain conditions in which to work and create art. She needs a piece of time; a peace of mind; a quiet…

— Margaret Walker

a basic “must” for every writer: A simple solitude-physical & mental.

— Rod Serling

When you're a writer, you have to have the passion and the skill and the craft. It's not just enough to have the passion.…

— Harlan Ellison

Writing itself is one of the great, free human activities. There is scope for individuality, and elation, and discovery. In writing, for the person…

— William Stafford

To write a good story there are four things that every author needs: 1. A beginning 2. A middle 3. An ending 4. And…

— Anonymous

A writer has many tools: eyes, ears, nose, sensations, thoughts feelings and imagination. The tools can construct a house of stories.

— Mark Rubinstein

The function of a writer is to make sense of life. It is such a mystery, it changes all the time, like the light.

— Nadine Gordimer

“I have found that a writer is formed not so much by their experiences but by the way in which they view and capture…

— H Raven Rose

“Writing is a form of intense thinking that takes a person on a journey into previously uncharted territory of the writer’s mind.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster