Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. – Benjamin Franklin
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader. – Robert Frost
A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others. – William Faulkner
The best fame is a writer’s fame. It’s enough to get a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted when you eat. – Fran Lebowitz
It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure. – Horace
Every time I am alone, a pen and a book are my best friends.
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. – E.L. Doctorow
Easy reading is damn hard writing. – Nathaniel Hawthorne
I hate writing, I love having written. – Dorothy Parker
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. – James A. Michener
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. – W. Somerset Maugham
Writing enables us to leave our mark on the world and reach into the future. – Adiela Akoo
If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book. – Shereen El Feki
You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we’re doing it. – Neil Gaiman
Writing without responsibility is like taking out your cloths in public and begging people to not look at you. – M.F.Moonzajer
There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them. – Mason Cooley
If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. – Stephen King
Don’t be ‘a writer’. Be writing. – William Faulkner
If you want to think about something, write it out. – Shane Parrish
Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences. – Sylvia Plath
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