Quotes 461 till 480 of 486.
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Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
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Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.
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Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
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Writing is thinking on paper.
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Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.
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Writing nonfiction is more like sculpture, a matter of shaping the research into the finished thing.
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Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.
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Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.
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Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.
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Yes, sometimes I think that all my writing is nothing more than the compensatory work of a frustrated painter.
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Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep, and in writing the last line of your poem.
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You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It was just a completely overwhelming and exciting day.
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You don't know a woman until you have received a letter from her.
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You get a letter from her agency embracing you into the family that says, 'It is our goal now to help you achieve your dream of being a songwriter, in John's memory.'.
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You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know.
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You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away.
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You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.
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Your Design mind (right brain) attends to the melody of life, whereas your Sign mind (left brain) attends to the notes that compose the melodies. And here is the key to natural writing: the melodies must come first.
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Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon - the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.
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