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Writing Quotes

If you make your living writing, and you can't write anything, it's over. It's very frightening Picture Quote #1

Yoga introduced me to a style of meditation. The only meditation I would have done before would be in the writing of songs Picture Quote #1

The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books Picture Quote #1

Live to discover, as long as discovery leads to a love that comes from the Creator... writing was the mirror to life Picture Quote #1

All I'm writing is just what I feel, that's all. I just keep it almost naked. and probably the words are so bland Picture Quote #1

If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. and the advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of letter writing Picture Quote #1

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When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try to write a story which is hard enough Picture Quote #1

I'm an idiot for thinking that one performance would change anything. Maybe I should stop writing songs and start writing fiction Picture Quote #1

It's such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is yourself. This is hard to do alone Picture Quote #1

Remember Talleyrand's advice, if you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't! The advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of letter writing Picture Quote #1

I might like to be an actor, but there are loads of other things I'm interested in as well, like music and writing and sports. I want to keep my options open Picture Quote #1

Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck Picture Quote #1

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You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write Picture Quote #1

All the details of the life and the quirks and the friendships can be laid out for us, but the mystery of the writing will remain. No amount of documentation, however fascinating, can take us there Picture Quote #1

That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do Picture Quote #1

I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper Picture Quote #1

I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am Picture Quote #1

If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But to say it's too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young Picture Quote #1

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I like writing about women, weak and strong, pathetic and heroic. I like writing about men, ditto. And all the variants of men and women, beasts and demons Picture Quote #1

The thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader Picture Quote #1

I'm writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and I'm very greedy, and I really enjoy it! Picture Quote #1

It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself Picture Quote #1

Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure? Picture Quote #1

You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner. Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would become Shakespeare Picture Quote #1

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If I loved him, would I censor my writing to please him? If I married him, would I force my writing to be married as well? Picture Quote #1

Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other Picture Quote #1

Writing is saying to no one and to everyone the things it is not possible to say to someone Picture Quote #1

I'm writing another novel and I know what I'm going to do after, which may be something more like this again, maybe some strange mixture of fiction and non fiction Picture Quote #1

The pleasure of writing fiction is that you are always spotting some new approach, an alternative way of telling a story and manipulating characters; the novel is such a wonderfully flexible form Picture Quote #1

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true Picture Quote #1

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If you make your living writing, and you can't write anything, it's over. It's very frightening (Writing Quotes) Yoga introduced me to a style of meditation. The only meditation I would have done before would be in the writing of songs (Writing Quotes) The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books (Writing Quotes) Live to discover, as long as discovery leads to a love that comes from the Creator... writing was the mirror to life (Writing Quotes) All I'm writing is just what I feel, that's all. I just keep it almost naked. and probably the words are so bland (Writing Quotes) If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. and the advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of letter writing (Writing Quotes) When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try to write a story which is hard enough (Writing Quotes) I'm an idiot for thinking that one performance would change anything. Maybe I should stop writing songs and start writing fiction (Writing Quotes) It's such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is yourself. This is hard to do alone (Writing Quotes) Remember Talleyrand's advice, if you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't! The advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of letter writing (Writing Quotes) I might like to be an actor, but there are loads of other things I'm interested in as well, like music and writing and sports. I want to keep my options open (Writing Quotes) Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck (Writing Quotes) You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write (Writing Quotes) All the details of the life and the quirks and the friendships can be laid out for us, but the mystery of the writing will remain. No amount of documentation, however fascinating, can take us there (Writing Quotes) That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do (Writing Quotes) I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper (Writing Quotes) I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am (Writing Quotes) If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But to say it's too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young (Writing Quotes) I like writing about women, weak and strong, pathetic and heroic. I like writing about men, ditto. And all the variants of men and women, beasts and demons (Writing Quotes) The thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader (Writing Quotes) I'm writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and I'm very greedy, and I really enjoy it! (Writing Quotes) It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself (Writing Quotes) Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure? (Writing Quotes) You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner. Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would become Shakespeare (Writing Quotes) If I loved him, would I censor my writing to please him? If I married him, would I force my writing to be married as well? (Writing Quotes) Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other (Writing Quotes) Writing is saying to no one and to everyone the things it is not possible to say to someone (Writing Quotes) I'm writing another novel and I know what I'm going to do after, which may be something more like this again, maybe some strange mixture of fiction and non fiction (Writing Quotes) The pleasure of writing fiction is that you are always spotting some new approach, an alternative way of telling a story and manipulating characters; the novel is such a wonderfully flexible form (Writing Quotes) It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true (Writing Quotes)

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