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Quotations on the Written Word

  • "Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish. --- John Jakes

  • "Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow . . . " --- Lawrence Clark Powell

  • "Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go." --- E.L. Doctorow

  • "Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia." --- E.L. Doctorow

  • "I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works." --- Oscar Wilde

  • "Write without pay until somebody offers to pay." --- Mark Twain

  • "Don't get it right, just get it written." --- James Thurber

  • "It all comes down to the Nike slogan. Just Do It.  So many people tell me, well, I'm thinking of writing a book. Does anyone say I'm thinking of performing surgery, or I'm thinking of designing a building?  Writing seems to be the only profession people imagine you can do by thinking about doing it. No. Put your butt in a chair and write." --- Anna Quindlen

  • "All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking." --- Friedrich Nietzsche

  • "My main reason for adapting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need not dress respectably." --- George Bernard Shaw

  • "Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen." --- John Steinbeck

  • "My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) Everybody drinks water." --- Mark Twain

  • "Don't worry about getting into the profession. Write anyway to make your soul grow. That's what the practice of any art is, it isn't to make a living, it's to make your soul grow." --- Kurt Vonnegut

Writing on the Web

Writing Time - Write your life into story

One Word, So Little Time - Inspiration in just one word

Virtual Bubble Wrap - Put an end to that nasty writer's block

Writing in the Margins - A supportive, motivational community of writers with the most wonderful moderator & friend

Writing.com - Organize, store and have your writing reviewed for FREE!

Coffeehouse for Writers - Writing workshops, critique groups, e-newsletters, prompts - you name it, they have it

Bubbles in My Head - literature and writing resource blog with prompts, writing tips and even workshop opportunities

ReadingWritingLiving - Ito trying to do it all: working writing reading momming spousing daughtering living

NYT Writers on Writing - A New York Times column in which different writers explore an array of literary themes

The Muse Online Writers Conference - A tremendous gathering of veteran/newbie writers, published & unpublished - all sharing what they've learned



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