English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Gifted Writers Quotes

Toni Morrison quote: "A writer's life and work are not a gift to humankind; they are..."
A writer's life and work are not a gift to humankind; they are its necessity. Toni Morrison
We, and I think I'm speaking for many writers, don't know what it is that sometimes comes to make our books alive. All we can do is write dutifully and day after day, every day, giving our work the very best of what we are capable. I don't that we can consciously put the magic in; it doesn't work that way. When the magic comes, it's a gift. Madeleine L'Engle
My native gifts are not remarkable, but I have a certain force of character which has enabled me in a measure to supplement my deficiencies. I have common-sense. Most people cannot see anything, but I can see what is in the front of my nose with extreme clearness; the greatest writers can see through a brick wall. My vision is not so penetrating. For many years I have been described as a cynic; I told the truth. I wish no one to take me for other than I am, and on the other hand I see no need... W. Somerset Maugham
Ernest Hemingway quote: "The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in,..."
The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector. Ernest Hemingway
The writer who possesses the creative gift of fantasy owns something of which he is not always master; something that, at times, strangely wills and works for itself. Charlotte Bronte
all abilities are paid for with disabilities. perfect health may entail the heavy toll of bovine stupidity. insight into one area involves blind spots in another. i could not have done what i have done as a writer had i been a gifted mathematician or physicist. honesty wrung out of him by pain, he cried out with a loud voice. William S. Burroughs
I want to go on living even after my death! And therefore I am grateful to G-d for this gift, this possibility of developing myself and of writing, of expressing all that is in me. I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear; my courage is reborn. But, and that is the great question, will I ever be able to write anything great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer? Anne Frank
Nikki Giovanni quote: "I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening..."
I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- ) Nikki Giovanni
The dramatic arises out of the margin of opaqueness between a writer and his personages, out of the potential for the unexpected. In the full dramatic character lurks the unforeseen possibility, the gift of disorder. George Steiner
But this I know; the writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master--something that at times strangely wills and works for itself. He may lay down rules and devise principles, and to rules and principles it will perhaps for years lie in subjection; and then, haply without any warning of revolt, there comes a time when it will no longer consent. Charlotte Bronte
Michael Cunningham quote: "she is not a writer at all, really; she is merely a gifted..."
she is not a writer at all, really; she is merely a gifted eccentric. Michael Cunningham
No writer, no matter how gifted, immortalizes himself unless he has crystallized into expressive and original phrase the eternal sentiments and yearnings of the human heart. Alfred de Vigny
Tracy K. Smith quote: "I feel like it's a gift for any writer to be recognized like..."
I feel like it's a gift for any writer to be recognized like this. Tracy K. Smith

Popular Topics

Popular Author