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Writing Quotes

I begin by imagining an artwork verbally. I try to describe in writing what the project is, what it is trying to do. I need to understand the artwork without giving it a specific materiality or solid form Picture Quote #1

I love that moment in writing when language falls short. There is something more there. A larger body. Even by the failure of words I begin to detect its dimensions. As I work the prose, shift the verbs, look for new adjectives, a different rhythm, syntax, something new begins to come to the surface Picture Quote #1

Writing a book is like torture that you don’t know, but after it’s done and there it is. It’s a joy like unlike anything else, I think it’s the closest that a man can come to knowing what is feels like to have a baby Picture Quote #1

Enter the writing process with a childlike sense of wonder and discovery. Let it surprise you Picture Quote #1

I am partly not conscious of structure with my movies, but this is when I am writing. I leave my mind very free, and then I correct it after Picture Quote #1

Until I became a nurse, no one had ever asked me to sign a book contract. I had been writing for decades, read thousands of books, and even worked in publishing for 10 years. Who knew that nursing would be my break? Picture Quote #1

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I believe that, more than anything else, this grief of constantly having to face down our own inadequacies is what keeps people from being writers. Forgiveness, therefore, is key. I can’t write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing. Again and again throughout the course of my life I will forgive myself Picture Quote #1

It’s extremely important for women to be writing their own stories and giving them to people to really be emotionally impacted by Picture Quote #1

Writing is almost a place of dreams for me, and I don’t have to give up anything to do it Picture Quote #1

I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in my office and torture the keys. My one saving grace as a writer is that, if I’m having trouble with the novel I’m writing, I write something else, a poem or a short story. I try to avoid writer’s block by always writing something Picture Quote #1

I do love translating; it is the pure pleasure of writing without the misery of inventing Picture Quote #1

As one of my creative writing professors once said, there are only seven plots. What makes those plots different is how you handle them, your voice, your style, and your way of thinking. That’s all. People can mimic your style, but they can never achieve your unique point of view Picture Quote #1

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Stories heal us because we become whole through them. In the process of writing, of discovering our story, we restore those parts of ourselves that have been scattered, hidden, suppressed, denied, distorted, forbidden, and we come to understand that stories heal Picture Quote #1

I feel that I am writing out of a full life. I am a rich man, rich in men known, in adventures had. I am rich with living Picture Quote #1

Writing is not about making a buck, not about publishers and agents. Writing is not about feeling good. Writing is about pain, suffering, hard work, risk, and fear Picture Quote #1

Often writing is like a struggle to get back to a kind of belated, quite impure virginity Picture Quote #1

When your writing is unselfconscious, when it comes from your heart, that’s when it’s powerful Picture Quote #1

The only way to raise the quality of writing in school is to create, share, and celebrate the specific criteria for that quality with everybody on a regular basis Picture Quote #1

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Writing is a strong easement for perplexity. My life is a map, spread out with all the rivers and hills showing Picture Quote #1

You’re not going to be a writer someday. You’re a writer today. Discipline yourself to write and take time to enjoy writing. Do it a lot. Have fun with it. Begin now Picture Quote #1

Unless you loosen the hold that your past has on you, your future will unfold in much the same way... it is time to begin writing a new script that accurately reflects the beautiful, powerful, and worthy being you are Picture Quote #1

The thing about writing is that if you have the impulse, you will find the time Picture Quote #1

Writing keeps me at my desk, constantly trying to write a perfect sentence. It is a great privilege to make one’s living from writing sentences. The sentence is the greatest invention of civilization. To sit all day long assembling these extraordinary strings of words is a marvelous thing. I couldn’t ask for anything better. It’s as near to godliness as I can get Picture Quote #1

Writers when they’re writing live in a spooky, clamorous silence, a state somewhat like the advanced stages of prayer but without prayer’s calming benefits Picture Quote #1

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If there is a secret to writing, I haven’t found it yet. All I know is you need to sit down, clear your mind, and hang in there Picture Quote #1

It’s not the fear of writing that blocks people, it’s fear of not writing well; something quite different Picture Quote #1

Whether you are inspired or not, the only way to unlock your creativity, is to start writing Picture Quote #1

Remember that the writing itself is good for you. If your story is so close to home that you are afraid to write it, it probably means you need to write it Picture Quote #1

Unless you have tested the assumptions in your business model first, outside the building, your business plan is just creative writing Picture Quote #1

Almost 70 years have gone by, and I’ve still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always been the basis of everything I do. I’m a writer who performs, not a performer who writes. I love the act of writing. It’s still a thrill for me Picture Quote #1

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I begin by imagining an artwork verbally. I try to describe in writing what the project is, what it is trying to do. I need to understand the artwork without giving it a specific materiality or solid form (Writing Quotes) I love that moment in writing when language falls short. There is something more there. A larger body. Even by the failure of words I begin to detect its dimensions. As I work the prose, shift the verbs, look for new adjectives, a different rhythm, syntax, something new begins to come to the surface (Writing Quotes) Writing a book is like torture that you don’t know, but after it’s done and there it is. It’s a joy like unlike anything else, I think it’s the closest that a man can come to knowing what is feels like to have a baby (Writing Quotes) Enter the writing process with a childlike sense of wonder and discovery. Let it surprise you (Writing Quotes) I am partly not conscious of structure with my movies, but this is when I am writing. I leave my mind very free, and then I correct it after (Writing Quotes) Until I became a nurse, no one had ever asked me to sign a book contract. I had been writing for decades, read thousands of books, and even worked in publishing for 10 years. Who knew that nursing would be my break? (Writing Quotes) I believe that, more than anything else, this grief of constantly having to face down our own inadequacies is what keeps people from being writers. Forgiveness, therefore, is key. I can’t write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing. Again and again throughout the course of my life I will forgive myself (Writing Quotes) It’s extremely important for women to be writing their own stories and giving them to people to really be emotionally impacted by (Writing Quotes) Writing is almost a place of dreams for me, and I don’t have to give up anything to do it (Writing Quotes) I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in my office and torture the keys. My one saving grace as a writer is that, if I’m having trouble with the novel I’m writing, I write something else, a poem or a short story. I try to avoid writer’s block by always writing something (Writing Quotes) I do love translating; it is the pure pleasure of writing without the misery of inventing (Writing Quotes) As one of my creative writing professors once said, there are only seven plots. What makes those plots different is how you handle them, your voice, your style, and your way of thinking. That’s all. People can mimic your style, but they can never achieve your unique point of view (Writing Quotes) Stories heal us because we become whole through them. In the process of writing, of discovering our story, we restore those parts of ourselves that have been scattered, hidden, suppressed, denied, distorted, forbidden, and we come to understand that stories heal (Writing Quotes) I feel that I am writing out of a full life. I am a rich man, rich in men known, in adventures had. I am rich with living (Writing Quotes) Writing is not about making a buck, not about publishers and agents. Writing is not about feeling good. Writing is about pain, suffering, hard work, risk, and fear (Writing Quotes) Often writing is like a struggle to get back to a kind of belated, quite impure virginity (Writing Quotes) When your writing is unselfconscious, when it comes from your heart, that’s when it’s powerful (Writing Quotes) The only way to raise the quality of writing in school is to create, share, and celebrate the specific criteria for that quality with everybody on a regular basis (Writing Quotes) Writing is a strong easement for perplexity. My life is a map, spread out with all the rivers and hills showing (Writing Quotes) You’re not going to be a writer someday. You’re a writer today. Discipline yourself to write and take time to enjoy writing. Do it a lot. Have fun with it. Begin now (Writing Quotes) Unless you loosen the hold that your past has on you, your future will unfold in much the same way... it is time to begin writing a new script that accurately reflects the beautiful, powerful, and worthy being you are (Writing Quotes) The thing about writing is that if you have the impulse, you will find the time (Writing Quotes) Writing keeps me at my desk, constantly trying to write a perfect sentence. It is a great privilege to make one’s living from writing sentences. The sentence is the greatest invention of civilization. To sit all day long assembling these extraordinary strings of words is a marvelous thing. I couldn’t ask for anything better. It’s as near to godliness as I can get (Writing Quotes) Writers when they’re writing live in a spooky, clamorous silence, a state somewhat like the advanced stages of prayer but without prayer’s calming benefits (Writing Quotes) If there is a secret to writing, I haven’t found it yet. All I know is you need to sit down, clear your mind, and hang in there (Writing Quotes) It’s not the fear of writing that blocks people, it’s fear of not writing well; something quite different (Writing Quotes) Whether you are inspired or not, the only way to unlock your creativity, is to start writing (Writing Quotes) Remember that the writing itself is good for you. If your story is so close to home that you are afraid to write it, it probably means you need to write it (Writing Quotes) Unless you have tested the assumptions in your business model first, outside the building, your business plan is just creative writing (Writing Quotes) Almost 70 years have gone by, and I’ve still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always been the basis of everything I do. I’m a writer who performs, not a performer who writes. I love the act of writing. It’s still a thrill for me (Writing Quotes)

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