10 Quotes on Writing to Make a Writer Think
March 6th 2008 09:12
Some Thoughts by Writers on Writing
Perhaps some of these quotes will inspire you. Some may cause you to shake your head. Maybe others will bring a smile to your lips. Some might even make you want to prove the writer wrong. But, whatever else they do, I hope these quotes will get you thinking about the wonderful vocation--or avocation, as the case may be for you--of writing. Hopefully they will plant some ideas that will spring up and bear fruit in your own writing in one way or another.
The Quotes
1. The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps. ~ Robert Benchley ~
2. To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author. ~ Charles Caleb Colton ~
3. Writing isn't hard. It isn't any harder than ditch-digging.
~ Patrick Dennis ~
4. The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century. ~ E. L. Doctorow ~
5. I never know what I think about something until I read what I've written on it. ~ William Faulkner ~
6. He who does not expect a million readers should not write a line. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe ~
7. The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it. ~ William Golding ~
8. A writer should be a joyous optimist. Anything that implies rejection of life is wrong for a writer. ~ George Gribbon ~
9. The characteristic of Chaucer is intensity: of Spencer, remoteness: of Milton elevation and of Shakespeare everything.
~ William Hazlitt ~
10. You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don't labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers. ~ Horace ~
Happy contemplating!
Jeanne
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2. To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author. ~ Charles Caleb Colton ~
3. Writing isn't hard. It isn't any harder than ditch-digging.
~ Patrick Dennis ~
4. The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century. ~ E. L. Doctorow ~
5. I never know what I think about something until I read what I've written on it. ~ William Faulkner ~
6. He who does not expect a million readers should not write a line. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe ~
7. The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it. ~ William Golding ~
8. A writer should be a joyous optimist. Anything that implies rejection of life is wrong for a writer. ~ George Gribbon ~
9. The characteristic of Chaucer is intensity: of Spencer, remoteness: of Milton elevation and of Shakespeare everything.
~ William Hazlitt ~
10. You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don't labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers. ~ Horace ~
Happy contemplating!
Jeanne
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Appreciate your stopping by!
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Which is why I don't read my blog. Except for the humorous posts.
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At least that saves you the trouble of making revisions!
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
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Alas...#1 is often true!
Best of luck on getting paid for that piece--and soon!
Thanks for the visit!
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
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Hard copies do tend to come in handy at times! Glad you like this post, because there are more quotes where those came from (which I'm saving for a later post or two).
Great to see you!
Jeanne
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Glad you like these quotes! Hope they inspire you! Best of luck on your goal of becoming a published author! Hope it happens soon!
Thanks for the visit!
Jeanne
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Thanks so much! Glad you've enjoyed--and used--these quotes! Personally, I always love a good quote!
If you'd like some more great quotes to add to your verbal arsenal, simply type "Quotes" into the Writer's Notes search box. I've written quite a few posts on the topic.
Thanks for the visit!
Jeanne