Monday, November 30, 2009

Writing Quotes

"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say" -- Anais Nin

"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

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart" -- William Wordsworth

"I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions" -- James Michener

"Writing is both mask and unveiling" -- E.B. White

"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted" -- Jules Renard

"Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will" -- Goethe

What is your favorite writing quote?

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5 comments:

septembermom said...

These are all great. Love them.

Here's one from Virginia Woolf:

Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.

Ana - The Writer Today said...

@septembermom
Thank you for sharing this quote. I love it!

Warren Baldwin said...

They were all good, but I like Jules' the most.

Liv M said...

"Nothing that can be said in words is worth saying." - A.R. Ammons, on poetry.

Ana - The Writer Today said...

@Liv M
Thank you for visiting my blog and for sharing that quote.

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