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First Sentence Quotes

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it Picture Quote #1

The first sentence of a book is a promise Picture Quote #1

I had this bad habit of not writing out a first draft and going back. For me it was the first sentence, then the second sentence, and I might be several weeks on the first page instead of writing a draft and trying to figure it out from there Picture Quote #1

I’m trying hard not to use a specific reference, but you’ll probably know it’s you after the first sentence Picture Quote #1

They say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one’s behind me, anyway Picture Quote #1

You will have the grace of writing, when you boldly begin to write your first sentences Picture Quote #1

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What’s so hard about that first sentence is that you’re stuck with it. Everything else is going to flow out of that sentence. And by the time you’ve laid down the first two sentences, your options are all gone Picture Quote #1

Writing is rewriting; rewriting is writing - from the first crossed-out word in the first sentence to the last word inserted above a caret, that most helpful handwritten stroke Picture Quote #1

My daughter’s first sentence was, ‘Dada no hair.’ And I was, like, ‘No Jasmine, Dada does have hair, Dada just shaves his head.’ Picture Quote #1

Actors don’t need a lot of talk beyond the first few sentences. They may say they don’t draw on their own life, but all actors do Picture Quote #1

The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human Picture Quote #1

I revise constantly, as I go along and then again after I’ve finished a first draft. Few of my novels contain a single sentence that closely resembles the sentence I first set down. I just find that I have to keep zapping and zapping the English language until it starts to behave in some way that vaguely matches my intentions Picture Quote #1

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Once you have found the right shot to introduce the scene-written your first declarative sentence-then the rest flows. You’ve found the key to the whole scene Picture Quote #1

Even at the end of the road, read the first sentence, there is a road. Even at the end of the road, a new road stretches out, endless and open, a road that may lead anywhere. To him who will find it, there is always a road Picture Quote #1

I’m drawn to almost any piece of writing with the words ‘divine love’ and ‘impeachment’ in the first sentence. But I know the word ‘divine’ makes many progressive people run screaming for their cute little lives, and so one hesitates to use it Picture Quote #1

The rosary was said every evening. I always liked that sentence about the medieval Churches, that they were the Bibles of the poor. The Church was my first book and I would think it is still my most important book Picture Quote #1

I came to Los Angeles for the first time in 1994. I spoke no English. I only knew how to say two sentences: ‘How are you?’ and ‘I want to work with Johnny Depp.’ Picture Quote #1

If you don’t hit a newspaper reader between the eyes with your first sentence, there is no need of writing a second one Picture Quote #1

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The category of first sentence makes sense only if it is looking forward to the development of thematic concerns it perhaps only dimly foreshadows Picture Quote #1

I was on my bus, and on my bus I have a yoga swing. Jennifes comes on, and she goes, ‘ Hi, Woody, I’m J--- is that a sex swing?’ Her first sentence to me Picture Quote #1

When writing, always hook the reader with your first sentencein love, never settlevalue yourself first and this will help you to value otherslife is short, so enjoy it to the fullesteveryone in the world is different, and that’s ok Picture Quote #1

Know the story before you fall in love with your first sentence. If you don’t know the story before you begin the story, what kind of a storyteller are you? Just an ordinary kind, just a mediocre kind Â” making it up as you go along, like a common liar Picture Quote #1

When I die, if the word ‘thong’ appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I’ve screwed up Picture Quote #1

I try and get it right the first time. I may rewrite a sentence four or five times, but I rarely go back and kill a whole page and rewrite it Picture Quote #1

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When I sat down and wrote the first paragraph, I was like, ‘Oh, I can go with this.’ I didn’t do an outline. I didn’t do anything. I just wrote sentence by sentence, not knowing where the story was going Picture Quote #1

The first draft of everything, I write longhand. One of the nice things about that is that it makes you keep going. If you write a bad sentence on the computer, then it’s very tempting to go back and fidget with it and spend another 20 minutes trying to make it into a good sentence Picture Quote #1

When I was writing the first few books, what I would do is write a bunch of sentences and then go back and expand and explode those sentences, pack as much into them as I could, so they’d kind of be like popcorn kernels popping... all this stuff in there to make the writing dense, and beautiful for its density Picture Quote #1

A novel, basically, is writing one sentence Â- then, without violating the scope of the first one, writing the next sentence Picture Quote #1

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down Picture Quote #1

The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace Picture Quote #1

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Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it (First Sentence Quotes) The first sentence of a book is a promise (First Sentence Quotes) I had this bad habit of not writing out a first draft and going back. For me it was the first sentence, then the second sentence, and I might be several weeks on the first page instead of writing a draft and trying to figure it out from there (First Sentence Quotes) I’m trying hard not to use a specific reference, but you’ll probably know it’s you after the first sentence. (First Sentence Quotes) They say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one’s behind me, anyway. (First Sentence Quotes) You will have the grace of writing, when you boldly begin to write your first sentences (First Sentence Quotes) What’s so hard about that first sentence is that you’re stuck with it. Everything else is going to flow out of that sentence. And by the time you’ve laid down the first two sentences, your options are all gone. (First Sentence Quotes) Writing is rewriting; rewriting is writing - from the first crossed-out word in the first sentence to the last word inserted above a caret, that most helpful handwritten stroke. (First Sentence Quotes) My daughter’s first sentence was, ‘Dada no hair.’ And I was, like, ‘No Jasmine, Dada does have hair, Dada just shaves his head.’ (First Sentence Quotes) Actors don’t need a lot of talk beyond the first few sentences. They may say they don’t draw on their own life, but all actors do. (First Sentence Quotes) The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. (First Sentence Quotes) I revise constantly, as I go along and then again after I’ve finished a first draft. Few of my novels contain a single sentence that closely resembles the sentence I first set down. I just find that I have to keep zapping and zapping the English language until it starts to behave in some way that vaguely matches my intentions (First Sentence Quotes) Once you have found the right shot to introduce the scene-written your first declarative sentence-then the rest flows. You’ve found the key to the whole scene (First Sentence Quotes) Even at the end of the road, read the first sentence, there is a road. Even at the end of the road, a new road stretches out, endless and open, a road that may lead anywhere. To him who will find it, there is always a road (First Sentence Quotes) I’m drawn to almost any piece of writing with the words ‘divine love’ and ‘impeachment’ in the first sentence. But I know the word ‘divine’ makes many progressive people run screaming for their cute little lives, and so one hesitates to use it (First Sentence Quotes) The rosary was said every evening. I always liked that sentence about the medieval Churches, that they were the Bibles of the poor. The Church was my first book and I would think it is still my most important book (First Sentence Quotes) I came to Los Angeles for the first time in 1994. I spoke no English. I only knew how to say two sentences: ‘How are you?’ and ‘I want to work with Johnny Depp.’ (First Sentence Quotes) If you don’t hit a newspaper reader between the eyes with your first sentence, there is no need of writing a second one. (First Sentence Quotes) The category of first sentence makes sense only if it is looking forward to the development of thematic concerns it perhaps only dimly foreshadows. (First Sentence Quotes) I was on my bus, and on my bus I have a yoga swing. Jennifes comes on, and she goes, ‘ Hi, Woody, I’m J--- is that a sex swing?’ Her first sentence to me. (First Sentence Quotes) When writing, always hook the reader with your first sentencein love, never settlevalue yourself first and this will help you to value otherslife is short, so enjoy it to the fullesteveryone in the world is different, and that’s ok (First Sentence Quotes) Know the story before you fall in love with your first sentence. If you don’t know the story before you begin the story, what kind of a storyteller are you? Just an ordinary kind, just a mediocre kind Â” making it up as you go along, like a common liar. (First Sentence Quotes) When I die, if the word ‘thong’ appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I’ve screwed up. (First Sentence Quotes) I try and get it right the first time. I may rewrite a sentence four or five times, but I rarely go back and kill a whole page and rewrite it. (First Sentence Quotes) When I sat down and wrote the first paragraph, I was like, ‘Oh, I can go with this.’ I didn’t do an outline. I didn’t do anything. I just wrote sentence by sentence, not knowing where the story was going. (First Sentence Quotes) The first draft of everything, I write longhand. One of the nice things about that is that it makes you keep going. If you write a bad sentence on the computer, then it’s very tempting to go back and fidget with it and spend another 20 minutes trying to make it into a good sentence. (First Sentence Quotes) When I was writing the first few books, what I would do is write a bunch of sentences and then go back and expand and explode those sentences, pack as much into them as I could, so they’d kind of be like popcorn kernels popping... all this stuff in there to make the writing dense, and beautiful for its density. (First Sentence Quotes) A novel, basically, is writing one sentence Â- then, without violating the scope of the first one, writing the next sentence. (First Sentence Quotes) Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down. (First Sentence Quotes) The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace (First Sentence Quotes)

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