Quotes of the Week

When asked, "How do you write?" I invariable answer, "One word at a time."
—Stephen King

I write to find what I have to say. I edit to figure out how to say it right.
—Cheryl Strayed

Writing is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public.
—Paulo Coelho

Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
—John Steinbeck

I only lie when I have to, but I have to a lot.
—Mark Twain (from Huckleberry Finn)

Write hard and clear about what hurts.
—Ernest Hemingway

You must write. It’s not enough to start by thinking. You become a writer by writing.
—R.K. Narayan

Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
—Anton Chekhov