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No writing has any real value which is not the expression of genuine thought and feeling Picture Quote #1

An acquaintance of mine, a notary by profession, who, by perpetual writing, began first to complain of an excessive wariness of his whole right arm which could be removed by no medicines, and which was at last succeeded by a perfect palsy of the whole arm... He learned to write with his left hand, which was soon thereafter seized with the same disorder Picture Quote #1

Every day after lunch when I was writing my first book, I’d nibble a square of fine chocolate and meditate on all that had gone into its creation: the sun and rain that spilled on the cocoa plant, the soil that nourished it, the hands that picked the beans, and so on. My taste of chocolate became a lesson on the interconnectedness of things, and the infinite blessings for which I am grateful Picture Quote #1

There are places where writing is acting and acting is writing. I’m not so interested in the divisions. I’m interested in the way things cross over Picture Quote #1

Writing is easy. Just sit in front of a typewriter, open up a vein and bleed it out drop by drop Picture Quote #1

The mere habit of writing, of constantly keeping at it, of never giving up, ultimately teaches you how to write Picture Quote #1

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Mere literary talent is common; what is rare is endurance, the continuing desire to work hard at writing Picture Quote #1

The whole process of writing a novel is having this great, beautiful idea and then spoiling it Picture Quote #1

Writing a first draft is like groping one’s way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke whose punchline you’ve forgotten. As someone said, one writes mainly to rewrite, for rewriting and revising are how one’s mind comes to inhabit the material fully Picture Quote #1

So I made an outline. Well, you know, days are going by, and I am not writing anything because this thing is laid out in front of me. It’s as if you get every brochure for a trip you are going to go on and you get the minutest details of every step along the way. Well, I really doubt you’re going to then get in the car and go. You know, it’s like, why bother if it’s all laid out in front of you? Picture Quote #1

You’d better discover a more important motive than publication for your work or else you’ll go crazy. My sense is that you’ll be writers only if you are convinced that to write is something for which there is no substitute in your life. You must therefore be ambitious for your work rather than for its promotion. The good news here is that if you assign secondary importance to publishing and primary to writing itself, you will write better, and will thus increase your odds of getting publishing Picture Quote #1

My notion of a failed writing workshop is when everybody comes out replicating the teacher and imitating as closely as possible the great original at the head of the table. I think that’s a mistake, in obvious opposition to the ideal of teaching which permits a student to be someone other than the teacher... The successful teacher has to make each of the students a different product rather than the same Picture Quote #1

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A creative writing class may be one of the last places you can go where your life still matters Picture Quote #1

If you feel yourself to be a full member in the world, you probably won’t turn to writing, because other methods of communication, more direct methods, will strike you as being more available Picture Quote #1

Whether it is done quickly or slowly, however splendid the results, the process of writing fiction is inherently, inevitably, indistinguishable from wasting time Picture Quote #1

In science there is a dictum: don’t add an experiment to an experiment. Don’t make things unnecessarily complicated. In writing fiction, the more fantastic the tale, the plainer the prose should be. Don’t ask your readers to admire your words when you want them to believe your story Picture Quote #1

Writing improves in direct ratio to the things we can keep out of it that shouldn’t be there Picture Quote #1

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone’s neurosis Picture Quote #1

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Writing, at least a craft and at its best an art, aspiring to the unique, is the most difficult to learn Picture Quote #1

Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong Picture Quote #1

Writing is a tool of transformation and can shine the light on the inside, dispelling darkness, taking us through external layers, bringing us closer to our souls Picture Quote #1

If you don’t allow yourself the possibility of writing something very, very bad, it would be hard to write something very good Picture Quote #1

I’ve always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning and put words together Picture Quote #1

It was unavoidable, my writing. I feel I had no choice in the matter, no more than I had about an unfortunate bone structure and a healthy head of hair Picture Quote #1

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Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life Picture Quote #1

Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing Picture Quote #1

Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth is that all good books will eventually find a publisher if the writer tries hard enough, and a central secret to writing a good book is to write on that people like you will enjoy Picture Quote #1

Writing, in any sense that matters, cannot be taught. It can only be learned by each separate one of us in his own way, by the use of his own powers of imagination and perception, the ability to learn the lessons he has set for himself Picture Quote #1

Most people won’t realise that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else Picture Quote #1

Writing is just having a sheet of paper, a pen and not a shadow of an idea of what you are going to say Picture Quote #1

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No writing has any real value which is not the expression of genuine thought and feeling (Writing Quotes) An acquaintance of mine, a notary by profession, who, by perpetual writing, began first to complain of an excessive wariness of his whole right arm which could be removed by no medicines, and which was at last succeeded by a perfect palsy of the whole arm... He learned to write with his left hand, which was soon thereafter seized with the same disorder (Writing Quotes) Every day after lunch when I was writing my first book, I’d nibble a square of fine chocolate and meditate on all that had gone into its creation: the sun and rain that spilled on the cocoa plant, the soil that nourished it, the hands that picked the beans, and so on. My taste of chocolate became a lesson on the interconnectedness of things, and the infinite blessings for which I am grateful (Writing Quotes) There are places where writing is acting and acting is writing. I’m not so interested in the divisions. I’m interested in the way things cross over (Writing Quotes) Writing is easy. Just sit in front of a typewriter, open up a vein and bleed it out drop by drop (Writing Quotes) The mere habit of writing, of constantly keeping at it, of never giving up, ultimately teaches you how to write (Writing Quotes) Mere literary talent is common; what is rare is endurance, the continuing desire to work hard at writing (Writing Quotes) The whole process of writing a novel is having this great, beautiful idea and then spoiling it (Writing Quotes) Writing a first draft is like groping one’s way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke whose punchline you’ve forgotten. As someone said, one writes mainly to rewrite, for rewriting and revising are how one’s mind comes to inhabit the material fully (Writing Quotes) So I made an outline. Well, you know, days are going by, and I am not writing anything because this thing is laid out in front of me. It’s as if you get every brochure for a trip you are going to go on and you get the minutest details of every step along the way. Well, I really doubt you’re going to then get in the car and go. You know, it’s like, why bother if it’s all laid out in front of you? (Writing Quotes) You’d better discover a more important motive than publication for your work or else you’ll go crazy. My sense is that you’ll be writers only if you are convinced that to write is something for which there is no substitute in your life. You must therefore be ambitious for your work rather than for its promotion. The good news here is that if you assign secondary importance to publishing and primary to writing itself, you will write better, and will thus increase your odds of getting publishing (Writing Quotes) My notion of a failed writing workshop is when everybody comes out replicating the teacher and imitating as closely as possible the great original at the head of the table. I think that’s a mistake, in obvious opposition to the ideal of teaching which permits a student to be someone other than the teacher... The successful teacher has to make each of the students a different product rather than the same (Writing Quotes) A creative writing class may be one of the last places you can go where your life still matters (Writing Quotes) If you feel yourself to be a full member in the world, you probably won’t turn to writing, because other methods of communication, more direct methods, will strike you as being more available (Writing Quotes) Whether it is done quickly or slowly, however splendid the results, the process of writing fiction is inherently, inevitably, indistinguishable from wasting time (Writing Quotes) In science there is a dictum: don’t add an experiment to an experiment. Don’t make things unnecessarily complicated. In writing fiction, the more fantastic the tale, the plainer the prose should be. Don’t ask your readers to admire your words when you want them to believe your story (Writing Quotes) Writing improves in direct ratio to the things we can keep out of it that shouldn’t be there (Writing Quotes) The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone’s neurosis (Writing Quotes) Writing, at least a craft and at its best an art, aspiring to the unique, is the most difficult to learn (Writing Quotes) Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong (Writing Quotes) Writing is a tool of transformation and can shine the light on the inside, dispelling darkness, taking us through external layers, bringing us closer to our souls (Writing Quotes) If you don’t allow yourself the possibility of writing something very, very bad, it would be hard to write something very good (Writing Quotes) I’ve always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning and put words together (Writing Quotes) It was unavoidable, my writing. I feel I had no choice in the matter, no more than I had about an unfortunate bone structure and a healthy head of hair (Writing Quotes) Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life (Writing Quotes) Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing (Writing Quotes) Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth is that all good books will eventually find a publisher if the writer tries hard enough, and a central secret to writing a good book is to write on that people like you will enjoy (Writing Quotes) Writing, in any sense that matters, cannot be taught. It can only be learned by each separate one of us in his own way, by the use of his own powers of imagination and perception, the ability to learn the lessons he has set for himself (Writing Quotes) Most people won’t realise that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else (Writing Quotes) Writing is just having a sheet of paper, a pen and not a shadow of an idea of what you are going to say (Writing Quotes)

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