Quotes and sayings about tag  writing

How do I know what I think until I see what I say?

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A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.

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I write to find out what I'm talking about.

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The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.

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That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth.

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• Truth

A lie, sometimes, can be truer than the truth, which is why fiction gets written.

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Write only if you cannot live without writing. Write only what you alone can write.

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You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.

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My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.

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The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender.

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• Romance

The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

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The desire to write grows with writing.

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I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.

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I've seen you, beauty, and you belong to me now, whoever you are waiting for and if I never see you again, I thought. You belong to me and all Paris belongs to me and I belong to this notebook and this pencil.

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Remember to get the weather in your damn book--weather is very important.

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