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Writer Quotes

A writer turns his life into material, and if you’re in his life, he uses yours, too Picture Quote #1

Well, I think it’s extraordinarily fun to write, and I look forward to it every day, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s easy. There’s a difference between the two. It’s fun in the way all worthwhile things are fun – there’s difficulty attached to it. I think that a writer has to accept a certain amount of frustration. It’s inherent in the task, and you have to simply persevere. It’s part of the definition of the work Picture Quote #1

I was always an outsider, always standing outside, observing and trying to figure things out. Which is exactly what you need to do as a writer, I suppose Picture Quote #1

If you are not a writer, you will not understand the difficulties of writing. If you are not a writer, you will not know the fears and hopes of the writers you teach Picture Quote #1

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It’s a skill every writer has to acquire Picture Quote #1

Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level... A writer is someone who writes Picture Quote #1

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Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option Picture Quote #1

As a writer, I am just an actor in a play, telling a story that needs to be told Picture Quote #1

A writer who has never explored words, who has never searched, seeded, sieved, sifted through his knowledge and memory... dictiona ries, thesaurus, poems, favorite paragraphs, to find the right word, is like someone owning a gold mine who has never mined it Picture Quote #1

For the introvert, conversation can be a very limited forum for self expression. When a song moves you, a writer gets you or a theory enlightens you, you and its creator are connecting in a realm beyond sight or speech Picture Quote #1

For the writer, discovering the work he will write is both like a miracle and a wound, like the miracle of the wound Picture Quote #1

Truth for anyone is a very complex thing. For a writer, what you leave out says as much as those things you include. What lies beyond the margin of the text? The photographer frames the shot; writers frame their world Picture Quote #1

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In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing with general principles, he must furnish particular instances of their application Picture Quote #1

Book after book, I get hooked, every time the writer talks to me like a friend Picture Quote #1

One function of the imagination in autobiographical writing is to allow the writer to try out different versions of the self Picture Quote #1

What happened to the writer is not what matters; what matters is the large sense that the writer is able to make of what happened Picture Quote #1

Two kinds of reading can be distinguished. I call them reading like a reader and reading like a writer... when you read like a reader, you identify with the characters in the story. The story is what you learn about. When you read like a writer, you identify with the author and learn about writing Picture Quote #1

The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer Picture Quote #1

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The story knows itself better than the writer does at some point, knows what’s being said before the writer figures out how to say it Picture Quote #1

If bad taste were a felony, every writer I know would’ve done prison time Picture Quote #1

As a writer and director, I want to know what is behind the good manners and soft voice. Who is inside the silhouette? Picture Quote #1

I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in my office and torture the keys. My one saving grace as a writer is that, if I’m having trouble with the novel I’m writing, I write something else, a poem or a short story. I try to avoid writer’s block by always writing something Picture Quote #1

You’re a writer. And that’s something better than being a millionaire. Because it’s something holy Picture Quote #1

You’re not going to be a writer someday. You’re a writer today. Discipline yourself to write and take time to enjoy writing. Do it a lot. Have fun with it. Begin now Picture Quote #1

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To be clear is the first duty of a writer; to charm and to please are graces to be acquired later Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind expressing my opinions and speaking out against injustice. I would be doing this even if I wasn’t a writer. I grew up in a household that believed in social justice. I have always understood myself as having an obligation to stand on the side of the silenced, the oppressed, and the mistreated Picture Quote #1

There’s a whole language out there, and one’s role as a writer is to stumble around in it Picture Quote #1

The beachcomber goes looking for trouble, everything he finds is a sign of trouble. The writer is the same; without trouble he has nothing to work with, so he picks over the tide line, over the bits and pieces of people’s lives with grim fascination Picture Quote #1

Almost 70 years have gone by, and I’ve still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always been the basis of everything I do. I’m a writer who performs, not a performer who writes. I love the act of writing. It’s still a thrill for me Picture Quote #1

It’s deprivation that makes people writers, if they have it in them to be a writer Picture Quote #1

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A writer turns his life into material, and if you’re in his life, he uses yours, too (Writer Quotes) Well, I think it’s extraordinarily fun to write, and I look forward to it every day, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s easy. There’s a difference between the two. It’s fun in the way all worthwhile things are fun – there’s difficulty attached to it. I think that a writer has to accept a certain amount of frustration. It’s inherent in the task, and you have to simply persevere. It’s part of the definition of the work (Writer Quotes) I was always an outsider, always standing outside, observing and trying to figure things out. Which is exactly what you need to do as a writer, I suppose (Writer Quotes) If you are not a writer, you will not understand the difficulties of writing. If you are not a writer, you will not know the fears and hopes of the writers you teach (Writer Quotes) Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It’s a skill every writer has to acquire (Writer Quotes) Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level... A writer is someone who writes (Writer Quotes) Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option (Writer Quotes) As a writer, I am just an actor in a play, telling a story that needs to be told (Writer Quotes) A writer who has never explored words, who has never searched, seeded, sieved, sifted through his knowledge and memory... dictiona ries, thesaurus, poems, favorite paragraphs, to find the right word, is like someone owning a gold mine who has never mined it (Writer Quotes) For the introvert, conversation can be a very limited forum for self expression. When a song moves you, a writer gets you or a theory enlightens you, you and its creator are connecting in a realm beyond sight or speech (Writer Quotes) For the writer, discovering the work he will write is both like a miracle and a wound, like the miracle of the wound (Writer Quotes) Truth for anyone is a very complex thing. For a writer, what you leave out says as much as those things you include. What lies beyond the margin of the text? The photographer frames the shot; writers frame their world (Writer Quotes) In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing with general principles, he must furnish particular instances of their application (Writer Quotes) Book after book, I get hooked, every time the writer talks to me like a friend (Writer Quotes) One function of the imagination in autobiographical writing is to allow the writer to try out different versions of the self (Writer Quotes) What happened to the writer is not what matters; what matters is the large sense that the writer is able to make of what happened (Writer Quotes) Two kinds of reading can be distinguished. I call them reading like a reader and reading like a writer... when you read like a reader, you identify with the characters in the story. The story is what you learn about. When you read like a writer, you identify with the author and learn about writing (Writer Quotes) The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer (Writer Quotes) The story knows itself better than the writer does at some point, knows what’s being said before the writer figures out how to say it (Writer Quotes) If bad taste were a felony, every writer I know would’ve done prison time (Writer Quotes) As a writer and director, I want to know what is behind the good manners and soft voice. Who is inside the silhouette? (Writer Quotes) I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in my office and torture the keys. My one saving grace as a writer is that, if I’m having trouble with the novel I’m writing, I write something else, a poem or a short story. I try to avoid writer’s block by always writing something (Writer Quotes) You’re a writer. And that’s something better than being a millionaire. Because it’s something holy (Writer Quotes) You’re not going to be a writer someday. You’re a writer today. Discipline yourself to write and take time to enjoy writing. Do it a lot. Have fun with it. Begin now (Writer Quotes) To be clear is the first duty of a writer; to charm and to please are graces to be acquired later (Writer Quotes) I don’t mind expressing my opinions and speaking out against injustice. I would be doing this even if I wasn’t a writer. I grew up in a household that believed in social justice. I have always understood myself as having an obligation to stand on the side of the silenced, the oppressed, and the mistreated (Writer Quotes) There’s a whole language out there, and one’s role as a writer is to stumble around in it (Writer Quotes) The beachcomber goes looking for trouble, everything he finds is a sign of trouble. The writer is the same; without trouble he has nothing to work with, so he picks over the tide line, over the bits and pieces of people’s lives with grim fascination (Writer Quotes) Almost 70 years have gone by, and I’ve still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always been the basis of everything I do. I’m a writer who performs, not a performer who writes. I love the act of writing. It’s still a thrill for me (Writer Quotes) It’s deprivation that makes people writers, if they have it in them to be a writer (Writer Quotes)

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