Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes, Writing Quotes, Style Quotes

The first rule for a good style is to have something to say; in fact, this in itself is almost enough.

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At night, never go to bed without knowing what you'll write tomorrow.

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All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

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It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature that a man, having once shown himself capable of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion.

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What women say to lovers, you'll agree, One writes on running water or on air.

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Writing is hard work, and if anything's true about the process, it's that fact that a good story is hard to find and even trickier to get on paper. What's less romantic than staring alone at a blank screen? And edgy? I've changed the cat little because I didn't know what my characters were going to say next.

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To write prescriptions is easy, but to come to an understanding with people is hard.

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Perfecting and selling your writing is a lifelong task. If you are a persistent writer, you can expect your abilities to improve with time. Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

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Tags : Winston Churchill Quotes , Writing Quotes , Tasks Quotes

All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.

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The writing begins when you’ve finished. Only then do you know what you’re trying to say.

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Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Writing Quotes , Trying Quotes

I'm very interested in compassion - compassion for oneself and others. I write about very complicated characters and experiences and try to do it without judging the character or the action.

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Tags : A.M. Homes Quotes , Writing Quotes , Character Quotes

Women writers should write a lot if they want to write. Take the English women, for example. What amazing workers.

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Tags : Anton Chekhov Quotes , Writing Quotes , Example Quotes

If ever you've been down in the dumps, hear these iconic authors share with you more than their writing wisdom.

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The language itself is what gets me interested in writing. It's weird to me that words exist. Never a dull moment with words. They're a layer between our minds and the physical reality around us, obviously, but the layer seems like it's always in flux, like an asteroid belt, constantly moving.

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Writing every day is a way of keeping the engine running, and then something good may come out of it.

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Tags : T. S. Eliot Quotes , Running Quotes , Writing Quotes

Hold those things that tell your history and protect them. During slavery, who was able to read or write or keep anything? The ability to have somebody to tell your story to is so important. It says: 'I was here. I may be sold tomorrow. But you know I was here.'

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He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realize

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The habit of writing for my eye is good practice. It loosens the ligaments.

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In descriptions of nature one must seize on small details, grouping them so that when the reader closes his eyes he gets a picture.

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If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take 'myself,' subtract 'movies,' and the result is 'zero.'

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Tags : Akira Kurosawa Quotes , Zero Quotes , Writing Quotes