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Brenda Ueland Quotes

Brenda Ueland quotes

American Writer October 24, 1891 – March 5, 1985

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No writing is a waste of time? no creative work where the feelings, the imagination, the intelligence must work. With every sentence you write, you have learned something. It has done you good. Brenda Ueland
If I did not wear torn pants, orthopedic shoes, frantic disheveled hair, that is to say, if I did not tone down my beauty, people would go mad. Married men would run amuck. Brenda Ueland
Don't always be appraising yourself, wondering if you are better or worse than other writers. "I will not Reason and Compare," said Blake; "my business is to Create." Besides, since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of Time, you are incomparable. Brenda Ueland
I found that many gifted people are so afraid of writing a poor story that they cannot summon the nerve to write a single sentence for months. The thing to say to such people is: "See how *bad* a story you can write. See how dull you can be. Go ahead. That would be fun and interesting. I will give you ten dollars if you can write something thoroughly dull from beginning to end!" And of course, no one can. Brenda Ueland
Everybody is original, if he tells the truth, if he speaks from himself. But it must be from his *true* self and not from the self he thinks he *should* be. Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland quote: "Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and..."
Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and perhaps forever talked to by God and his messengers. Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland quote: "Strength to your sword arm!"
Strength to your sword arm! Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland quote: "All children have creative power."
All children have creative power. Brenda Ueland
There is that American pastime known as "kidding" - with the result that everyone is ashamed and hangdog about showing the slightest enthusiasm or passion or sincere feeling about anything. Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland quote: "Everyone knows how people who laugh easily create us by their..."
Everyone knows how people who laugh easily create us by their laughter,--making us think of funnier and funnier things. Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland quote: "at last I understood that writing was this: an impulse to..."
...at last I understood that writing was this: an impulse to share with other people a feeling or truth that I myself had. Brenda Ueland
The only way to write well, so that people believe what we say and are interested or touched by it, is to slough off all pretentiousness and attitudinizing. Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland quote: "Creative power flourishes only when I am living in the present."
Creative power flourishes only when I am living in the present. Brenda Ueland
The tragedy of bold, forthright, industrious people is that they act so continuously without much thinking, that it becomes dry and empty. Brenda Ueland
Of course, in fairness, I must remind you of this: that we writers are the most lily-livered of all craftsmen. We expect more, for the most peewee efforts, than any other people. Brenda Ueland

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