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Writing Quotes (page 135)

The majority of pacifists either belong to obscure religious sects or are simply humanitarians who object to taking life and prefer not to follow their thoughts beyond that point. But there is a minority of intellectual pacifists, whose real though unacknowledged motive appears to be hatred of western democracy and admiration for totalitarianism. Pacifist propaganda usually boils down to saying that one side is as bad as the other, but if one looks closely at the writing of the younger... George Orwell
As a rule of thumb, I'd say one clich per [Romance]--and then be damn sure you can make it work. But if you're going to try to write the virginal amnesiac twin disguised as a boy mistaken for the mother (or father depending how well the disguise works) of a secret baby, honey, you better have some serious skills. Or seek therapy. Nora Roberts
I know that a stranger's hand will write to me next, to say that the good and faithful servant has been called at length into the joy of his Lord. And why weep for this? No fear of death will darken St. John's last hour: his mind will be unclouded; his heart will be undaunted; his hope will be sure; his faith steadfast. His own words are a pledge of this: “My Master,” he says, “has forewarned me. Daily he announces more distinctly, ‘Surely I come quickly!’ and hourly I more eagerly respond,... Charlotte Bronte
Charles Bukowski quote: "The secret is writing down one simple line after another."
The secret is writing down one simple line after another. Charles Bukowski
The more we are willing to separate from distraction and step into the open arms of boredom, the more writing will get on the page. Ann Patchett
What began the change was the very writing itself. Let no one lightly set about such a work. Memory, once waked, will play the tyrant. C. S. Lewis
John Irving quote: "It doesn't really matter who said it - it's so obviously true...."
It doesn't really matter who said it - it's so obviously true. Bevore you can write anything, you have to notice something. John Irving
In every bit of honest writing in the world, there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love. John Steinbeck
After all everybody, that is, everybody who writes is interested in living inside themselves in order to tell what is inside themselves. That is why writers have to have two countries, the one where they belong and the one in which they live really. The second one is romantic, is is separate from themselves, it is not real but it is really there. Gertrude Stein
David Hare quote: "The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe."
The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe. David Hare
Most people are much better at saying things in letters than in conversation, and some people can write artistic, inventive letters, but when they try a poem or story or novel they become pretentious. Charles Bukowski
Ernest Hemingway quote: "People who write fiction, if they had not taken it up, might..."
People who write fiction, if they had not taken it up, might have become very successful liars. Ernest Hemingway
Milan Kundera quote: "But isn't it true that an author can write only about himself?"
But isn't it true that an author can write only about himself? Milan Kundera
Benjamin Disraeli quote: "The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write..."
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. Benjamin Disraeli
George Byron quote: "If I do not write to empty my mind, I go mad."
If I do not write to empty my mind, I go mad. George Byron

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