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Writer Quotes

Nature, not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write Picture Quote #1

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better Picture Quote #1

Multitudes of words are neither an argument of clear ideas in the writer, nor a proper means of conveying clear notions to the reader Picture Quote #1

Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write Picture Quote #1

Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen Picture Quote #1

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies Picture Quote #1

A year from now you'll wish you started today - Work Quotes

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - Albert Einstein Quotes

The qualities of a second rate writer can easily be defined, but a first rate writer can only be experienced. It is just the thing in him which escapes analysis that makes him first rate Picture Quote #1

If you wish to write well, study the life about you, life in the public streets Picture Quote #1

Every writer is necessarily a critic that is, each sentence is a skeleton accompanied by enormous activity of rejection; and each selection is governed by general principles concerning truth, force, beauty, and so on. The critic that is in every fabulist is like the iceberg nine tenths of him is under water Picture Quote #1

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power Picture Quote #1

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book Picture Quote #1

The greatness of an artist or a writer does not depend on what he has in common with other artists and writers, but on what he has peculiar to himself Picture Quote #1

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work - Fail Quotes

If cats could talk, they wouldn't - Cat Quotes

I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available to them, then they usually manage to manufacture it in their private lives Picture Quote #1

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding Picture Quote #1

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances Picture Quote #1

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book Picture Quote #1

Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good Picture Quote #1

Fine writers should split hairs together, and sit side by side, like friendly apes, to pick the fleas from each others fur Picture Quote #1

You had me at hello - Love Quotes

Chocolate is the answer. Who cares what the question is - Funny Quotes

Being a famous writer is a little like being a tall dwarf. You're on the edge of normality Picture Quote #1

The writer does not dare dream of giving the best of his individuality. No, he must never express his anger. The vacillating demands of mediocrity must be satisfied. Amuse the people, be their clown, give them platitudes about which they can laugh, shadows of truth which they can hold as truths Picture Quote #1

A writer does not own words any more than a painter owns colors. So lets dispense with this originality fetish… Look, listen and transcribe and forget about being original Picture Quote #1

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar Picture Quote #1

No less than the tourist, the writer of history profits from maps Picture Quote #1

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter Picture Quote #1

A true friend is someone who accepts your past, supports your present and encourages your future - Friend Quotes

Dogs teach us a lot of things but none more important than to love unconditionally - Dog Quotes

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad Picture Quote #1

All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients Picture Quote #1

When writers die they become books, which is, after all, not too bad an incarnation Picture Quote #1

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers Picture Quote #1

Authors and lovers always suffer some infatuation, from which only absence can set them free Picture Quote #1

I confess I seldom commune with my conscience when I write Picture Quote #1

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Nature, not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write (Writer Quotes) I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better (Writer Quotes) Multitudes of words are neither an argument of clear ideas in the writer, nor a proper means of conveying clear notions to the reader (Writer Quotes) Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write (Writer Quotes) Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen (Writer Quotes) To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies (Writer Quotes) The qualities of a second rate writer can easily be defined, but a first rate writer can only be experienced. It is just the thing in him which escapes analysis that makes him first rate (Writer Quotes) If you wish to write well, study the life about you, life in the public streets (Writer Quotes) Every writer is necessarily a critic that is, each sentence is a skeleton accompanied by enormous activity of rejection; and each selection is governed by general principles concerning truth, force, beauty, and so on. The critic that is in every fabulist is like the iceberg nine tenths of him is under water (Writer Quotes) The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power (Writer Quotes) The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book (Writer Quotes) The greatness of an artist or a writer does not depend on what he has in common with other artists and writers, but on what he has peculiar to himself (Writer Quotes) I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available to them, then they usually manage to manufacture it in their private lives (Writer Quotes) Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding (Writer Quotes) It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances (Writer Quotes) The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book (Writer Quotes) Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good (Writer Quotes) Fine writers should split hairs together, and sit side by side, like friendly apes, to pick the fleas from each others fur (Writer Quotes) Being a famous writer is a little like being a tall dwarf. You're on the edge of normality (Writer Quotes) The writer does not dare dream of giving the best of his individuality. No, he must never express his anger. The vacillating demands of mediocrity must be satisfied. Amuse the people, be their clown, give them platitudes about which they can laugh, shadows of truth which they can hold as truths (Writer Quotes) A writer does not own words any more than a painter owns colors. So lets dispense with this originality fetish… Look, listen and transcribe and forget about being original (Writer Quotes) A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar (Writer Quotes) No less than the tourist, the writer of history profits from maps (Writer Quotes) I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter (Writer Quotes) If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad (Writer Quotes) All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients (Writer Quotes) When writers die they become books, which is, after all, not too bad an incarnation (Writer Quotes) Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers (Writer Quotes) Authors and lovers always suffer some infatuation, from which only absence can set them free (Writer Quotes) I confess I seldom commune with my conscience when I write (Writer Quotes)

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