“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” “I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” “Life is a full circle, widening until it joins the circle motions of the infinite.” “I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair […]
Writers’ Quotes
“The world is nothing but my perception of it. I see only through myself. I hear only through the filter of my story.” – Byron Katie “The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.” – Oscar Wilde Jill, the protagonist in my novel, Norman in the Picture, lives by the above quote. It’s […]
Quotes for Writers
Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. -E.L. Doctorow Hear the meaning within the word. –William Shakespeare Realize that everything connects to everything else. ― Leonardo da Vinci
Quotes for Writers
I like to read quotes for writers at the end of the day. Some inspire, some make me laugh, and some I nod my head in agreement. “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” ―Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt “You have to write the book that wants […]
Margaret Atwood Quotes
“Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté.” -Margaret Atwood, novelist and poet “In the end, we all become stories.” “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” “Water does not resist. Water flows. When you […]
George Orwell Quotes
George Orwell (1903 – 1950) was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His birth name was Eric Arthur Blair. The Times, in 2008, ranked Orwell second on the list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”. “Good prose should be transparent, like a window pane.” “Good novels are written by people who are […]
Ray Bradbury Quotes
Ray Bradbury has said: “I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows, or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.” “Creativity is a continual surprise.” “I’m not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work.” “Write a short story every […]