Quotes about writ
writing light rising
Then, rising with Aurora's light, The Muse invoked, sit down to write; Blot out, correct, insert, refine, Enlarge, diminish, interline. Jonathan Swift
writing yesterday rejection
You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday
writing years people
People have been telling me I'm a failure and that I'm doing it all wrong for 20 years now. Never trust anybody when they tell you how your story goes. You know your story. You write your own story. Kevin Smith
writing intelligent interesting
Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent.
writing people acting
Storytelling is my currency. It's my only worth. The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out.
writing heart men
I'm not a writer. I marvel at writing. I am sometimes absolutely astounded when I read something and I think how in the world did that man or that woman sit down at a typewriter, a computer or a pen and an ink well, and seemingly have nothing come between their heart and that pen. Kevin Spacey
writing taught ifs
If writing has taught me anything, it's that you don't actually understand anything until you can express it in words. Kevin Bleyer
writing long effort
What I wanted was to write a memoir that was immersive rather than reflective, to resurrect a long-gone version of my own consciousness. I kept expecting that sooner or later the effort would come to seem like second nature to me, but it never did. Kevin Brockmeier
writing creating atmosphere
With every sentence she writes, Davis freshens the senses. Her novels achieve a tone that’s unlike anyone else’s, creating an atmosphere you don’t so much interpret as breathe.
writing fire burning
A visual experience is vitalizing. Whereas to write great poetry, to draw continuously on one's inner life, is not merely exhausting, it is to keep alight a consuming fire. Kenneth Clark
writing years law
The Practice I was on for seven years and it was a law show, so I really - a lot of objections and things like that, lots of long, long monologues that David Kelly used to write me, which were great. I was really lucky to have my first show go that long. Kelli Williams
writing worry borrowing
I don't read much of what I write because I worry about unintentionally borrowing something. Kelley Armstrong
writing style needs
Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.
writing reality alternate-realities
The best user experiences are enchanting. They help the user enter an alternate reality, whether it's the world of making music, writing, sharing photos, coding, or managing a project. Kathy Sierra
writing hygiene it-takes-a-village
Ahh! Lady Pillows. So much fluffier than mine.” He took a giant whiff. “Why does everything girlie smell so delightful?” “Because we acknowledge the importance of basic hygiene. And periodically clean our bathrooms.” “Brilliant. I should write that down. After all, it takes a village. Kathy Reichs
writing fiction problem
One of the surprising things I hadn't expected when I decided to write crime fiction is how much you are expected to be out in front of the public. Some writers aren't comfortable with that. I don't have a problem with that.
writing intimidating novel
I wanted to be a writer, but the idea of writing novels or movies seemed really intimidating. I never got more than a few pages into one. Kurt Busiek
writing listening-to-music manuscripts
I don't listen to music when I write - I find it distracting. Khaled Hosseini
writing credibility aspiring-writers
The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that you don't like to read.
writing rewriting
Writing for me is largely about rewriting.
writing literature tradition
There isn't, even now, a great tradition of novel-writing in Afghanistan. Most of the literature is in the form of poetry.
writing thinking romance
The experience of writing 'The Kite Runner' is one I will always think back on with fondness. There is an energy, a romance in writing the first novel that can never be duplicated again.
writing stories way
I grew up with some kind of storytelling instinct, and when I write, my default setting is to find a story and then to tell it. It's the only way I know how to write.
writing self editing
The writing itself is no big deal. The editing, and even more than that, the self-doubt, is excruciatingly impossible. Jonathan Safran Foer
writing self two
Dissident Natan Sharansky writes that there are two kinds of states -- "fear societies" and "free societies," two kinds of consciousness. The consciousness derived of oppression is despairing, fatalistic, and fearful of inquiry. It is mistrustful of the self and forced to trust external authority. It is premised on a dearth of self-respect. It is cramped. In contrast, the consciousness of freedom is one of expansiveness, trust of the self, and hope. It is a consciousness of limitless inquiry. It builds up in a citizen a wealth of self-respect. Naomi Wolf
writing unsaid great-power
The unsaid, for me, exerts great power... Louise Gluck
writing my-time
I spend most of my time writing. Louise Erdrich
writing track laughing
I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track. But yes, I don't like to get Maudlin. And I have a tendency towards it. Gene Wilder
writing used roof
I used to sit on the roof of the apartment where Jim Morrison used to write his early lyrics Henry Rollins
writing simple thinking
All good writers inspire me as I have never thought I was any good. As far as a writer who made me think I could do it, it was Henry Miller. Not because I thought he was so simple that I reckoned I could pull it off as well, but it was his freedom and guts that really moved me to want to write all the time.
writing impact connections
For me, speaking to anyone - on a stage, in an elevator - I am looking for impact and connection. The same goes for writing.
writing heat great-writing
Write while the heat is in you. Henry David Thoreau
writing play voice
I play and I've played in heavy bands, but when I write for myself, I don't particularly feel like writing huge rock riffs. It just doesn't work for me and my voice. James Iha