And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain
The wastebasket is a writer's best friend. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer
Easy reading is damn hard writing. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
A metaphor is like a simile. ~Author Unknown
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. ~Author Unknown
A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer. ~Karl Kraus
If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster. ~Isaac Asimov
I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork. ~Peter De Vries
13 comments:
LOL!!! The last one is my favorite!
Those are great -- especially the Twain quote. He was such a funny man.
Thanks for sharing!
Heh, heh. These are great. :-)
Cool quotes, Nienke :-) Lots to think about!
Thanks for these. I particularly like the Sylvia Plath quote.
Steph
"Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain"
This one is my favorite.
Tanya
Thats DAMN, true!
Hope all is well!
Wil
Ha! I LOVE the last one. How true!!!
Love these! Nathaniel Hawthorne hit the nail on the head!
How about "Good is the enemy of great".
I can't remember who said it, but I always liked it.
I like them all - especially the 'author unknown' ones.
Love those quotes. Thanks for posting them.
Oh my gosh, I love these quotes! Where did you find them?
My favorite is the one by Karl Kraus, because I'm trying to write a mystery. It's hard. Really, really hard.
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