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I responded (and with rather touching wholeheartedness) to the sweep of Tolkien's imagination-to the ambition of his story-but I wanted to write my own kind of story, and had I started then, I would have written his... Thanks to Mr. Tolkien, the twentieth century had all the elves and wizards it needed. Stephen King
James Broughton quote: "It was as important to live poetically as to write poems."
It was as important to live poetically as to write poems. James Broughton
Sylvia Plath quote: "But writing poems and letters doesn't seem to do much good."
But writing poems and letters doesn't seem to do much good. Sylvia Plath
Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, Live forever! Bradbury later said, I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped. Ray Bradbury
Learn to write by doing it. Read widely and wisely. Increase your word power. Find your own individual voice though practicing constantly. Go through the world with your eyes and ears open and learn to express that experience in words. P. D. James
Philip Sidney quote: "Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: "Fool!" said..."
Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: "Fool!" said my muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write. Philip Sidney
Natalie Goldberg quote: "Know that you will eventually have to leave everything behind;..."
Know that you will eventually have to leave everything behind; the writing will demand it of you. Natalie Goldberg
I see things, that's all. Write enough stories and every shadow on the floor looks like a footprint; every line in the dirt like a secret message. Stephen King
I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy. Nikki Giovanni
Flannery O'Connor quote: "Anyone who survived childhood has enough material to write for..."
Anyone who survived childhood has enough material to write for the rest of his or her life. Flannery O'Connor
I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus This-that-and-the-other (for I shall not trouble you yet with all my titles) who was once, and not so long ago either, known to my friends and relatives and associates as "Claudius the Idiot", or "That Claudius", or "Claudius the Stammerer", or "Clau-Clau-Claudius" or at best as "Poor Uncle Claudius", am now about to write this strange history of my life; starting from my earliest childhood and continuing year by year until I reach the fateful point... Robert Graves
It is as well that the world knows only a fine piece of work and not also its origins, the conditions under which it came into being; for knowledge of the sources of an artist's inspiration would often confuse readers and shock them, and the excellence of the writing would be of no avail. Thomas Mann
Elegance is the correct posture if the writing is to be perfect. It’s the same with life: when all superfluous things have been discarded, we discover simplicity and concentration. The simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be, even though, at first, it may seem uncomfortable. Paulo Coelho
Adam Savage quote: "The difference between screwing around and science is writing..."
The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down. Adam Savage
Kay Cannon was a woman I’d known from the Chicago improv world. A beautiful, strong midwestern gal who had played lots of sports and run track in college, Kay had submitted a good writing sample, but I was more impressed by her athlete’s approach to the world. She has a can-do attitude, a willingness to learn through practice, and she was comfortable being coached. Her success at the show is a testament to why all parents should make their daughters pursue team sports instead of pageants. Not... Tina Fey

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