Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Quotes of the Week

When all else fails write what your heart tells you.
—Mark Twain

Don't say it was “delightful”; make us say “delightful” when we’ve read the description.
—C.S. Lewis

I have rewritten, often several times, every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.
—Vladimir Nabokov

But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.
—Paul McCartney

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.
—Barbara Kingsolver

Just trust your own voice. And keep exploring the things that are interesting to you.
—Nikki Giovanni

Write hard and clear about what hurts.
—Ernest Hemingway

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
—Maya Angelou

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
—Maya Angelou

You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
—Robin Williams

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

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Quotes of the Week

Write hard and clear about what hurts.
—Ernest Hemingway

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
—Maya Angelou

The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.
—Arthur Miller

You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
—Robin Williams

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

You must write, and read, as if your life depended on it.
—Adrienne Rich

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.
—Orson Welles

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description.
—William Gibson

Talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.
—Stephen King

I never reread a text until I have finished the first draft. Otherwise it’s too discouraging.
—Gore Vidal