Happy
Thursday! I’m too busy with a fun new project to give you post today, so I’m
going to share a few quotes about writing.
As
writers we all seem to collect quotes (just one more thing we have in common). Here
are 10 that I love :)
-Angie
The role of a writer
is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. – Anais Nin
You must stay drunk on
writing so reality cannot destroy you. – Ray Bradbury
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. – E.L. Doctorow
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. – E.L. Doctorow
I try to leave out the parts people skip. – Eleanor Leonard
Substitute “damn”
every time you’re inclined to write “very:” your editor will delete it and the
writing will be just as it should be. – Mark Twain
"The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes." - Agatha Christie
"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is
really a large matter - it's the difference between the lightning bug and the
lightning." - Mark Twain
"If your characters cry, your readers won't have to; if your
characters have good reason to cry and don't, your readers will do the
weeping." - Orson Scott Card
I love writing. I love the swirl and
swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. – James Michener.
Be obscure clearly. –
E.B. White
20 comments:
"Substitute “damn” every time you’re inclined to write “very:” your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. – Mark Twain" - LOVE this!
Love these.
These are great! Gotta' love Mark Twain. :) I also really like the Eleanor Leonard one.
I think my favorite was the E.L Doctorow one. Lol.
I love these quotes, especially the one by Ray Bradbury; I think it definitely is something that a lot of us can relate to, because writing can be a form of escape from reality, or it can be a way to deal with it.
I love collecting quotes too; I keep a notebook of quotes by famous people, because they're fun to read.
so you are a crazy, drunk writer? ha!
love leaving out the parts people skip and twain the master!
thanks!
Great quotes! Many of my ideas have come when my hands were deep in soapy water:)
Love these. Thanks for sharing! :D
Love a good quote, and you gave me several. This is why you're awesome :)
Super quotes! I have a collection too. Are writer's really as stereotypical as that?
Love them! Have fun with your project.
I don't collect quotes, but I do like reading them. The Orson Scott Card one got me becasue I just finished reading Enders Game :)
great quotes!
Agatha's quote is my favorite. I can sooo relate!
The Orson Scott Card one is my favorite. It makes so much sense!
This one is soooo me: Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. – E.L. Doctorow
I love quote days!!! My favorite. And good luck with your new project!
Hooray for fun new project (things that make me go hmmm...) And these quotes are fantastic. Thanks! :)
Love the Mark Twain quotes! Hilarious. And that Orson Scott Card quote has me thinking. Great inspiration!
Love all the quotes - I can't say I've ever read Agatha Christie - but I completely agree that a good many ideas come while doing dishes. Something about scrubbing a pot of burned rice gets the creative side of my brain going...
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