—Maya Angelou
Not all those who wander are lost.
—J.R.R. Tolkien
I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.
—Anne Frank
The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt.
—Sylvia Plath
You are what you settle for.
—Janis Joplin
Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.
—Barbara Kingsolver
Fall in love and stay in love. Do what you love, don’t do anything else. Don’t write for money. Write because you love to do something. If you write for money, you won’t write anything worth reading.
—Ray Bradbury
My advice to young writers is to read. Find an author whose attitude you share and study the author’s work. Learn by imitating until you find your own voice, keeping in mind that style comes out of attitude.
—Elmore Leonard
When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done.
—Stephen King
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
—W. Somerset Maugham
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