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Writing Quotes (page 152)

Only once did he remark when the starter, which he was trying to open, literally fell to pieces in his hands,:'If you would write for those filthy boulevard papers, monsieur, you could soon buy a Chevrolet'(which was quite unture: In France the prostitutes of the pen were just as badly rewarded as their colleagues on the street corners). Arthur Koestler
But in the end I understood this language. I understood it, I understand it, all wrong perhaps. That is not what matters. It told me to write the report. Does this mean I am freer now than I was? I do not know. I shall learn. Then I went back into the house and wrote, It is midnight. The rain is beating on the windows. It was not midnight. It was not raining. Samuel Beckett
Tove Jansson quote: "I need to write down my observations. Even the tiniest ones;..."
I need to write down my observations. Even the tiniest ones; they're the most important. Tove Jansson
Harriet Beecher Stowe quote: "I did not write it. (Uncle Tom's Cabin) God wrote it. I..."
I did not write it. (Uncle Tom's Cabin) God wrote it. I merely did his dictation. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Bruno Mars quote: "To write a song you must have an imagination, to have an..."
To write a song you must have an imagination, to have an imagination you must be free. Bruno Mars
Aphorisms are essentially an aristocratic genre of writing. The aphorist does not argue or explain, he asserts; and implicit in his assertion is a conviction that he is wiser and more intelligent than his readers. W. H. Auden
Christian literature comes from Christian novelists and dramatists - not from the bench of bishops getting together and trying to write plays and novels in their spare time. C. S. Lewis
Mr. Robertson Davies has also suggested in his Deptford Trilogy that the same great truism which applies to writing, painting, picking horses at the track, and telling lies in a sincerely believable way, also applies to magic: some people got the knack, and some people don’t. Hilly didn’t. Stephen King
Hey. Not sure what’s going on-gonna go find out. Be careful and don’t do anything stupid. Don’t come after me-your better on your own. See you. F I sat on the edge of the bed, holding the note. Okay, so Fang had looked up vague in the dictionary and this was what it had said to write. James Patterson
C. J. Cherryh quote: "It is perfectly okay to write garbage--as long as you edit..."
It is perfectly okay to write garbage--as long as you edit brilliantly. C. J. Cherryh
Charles Bukowski quote: "In the morning it was morning and I was still alive. Maybe..."
In the morning it was morning and I was still alive. Maybe I'll write a novel, I thought. And then I did. Charles Bukowski
Taylor Swift quote: "The words. I love words. I love to write. Being an artist is..."
The words. I love words. I love to write. Being an artist is what I love. Taylor Swift
Vonnegut is one of America's basic artists, a true and worthy heir to the grand tradition of Thoreau, Whitman, Twain, Dreiser, Traven, Tom Wolfe (the real Tom Wolfe, I mean) and Steinbeck. In other words, he writes out of a concern for justice, love, honesty, and hope. Edward Abbey
It all adds up; never discount your efforts, because small efforts build big things. One word doesn't make a novel, but one word does begin a novel, and from that small beginning everything else follows. Even if it's just 'The', write something on that blank page. Laurell K. Hamilton
Voldemort,” said Riddle softly, “is my past, present, and future, Harry Potter. . . .” He pulled Harry’s wand from his pocket and began to trace it through the air, writing three shimmering words: TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE Then he waved the wand once, and the letters of his name rearranged themselves: I AM LORD VOLDEMORT J. K. Rowling

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