Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing. – Sylvia Plath
It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure. – Horace
I write for the same reason I breathe – because if I didn’t I would die. – Isaac Asimov
Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge. – H.G. Wells
Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open. – Stephen King
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. – E.L. Doctorow
Easy reading is damn hard writing. – Nathaniel Hawthorne
If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. – Stephen King
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
I hate writing, I love having written. – Dorothy Parker
So what? All writers are lunatics! – Cornelia Funke
Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences. – Sylvia Plath
Writing is one-third imagination, one-third experience, and one third observation. – William Faulkner
Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted. – Jules Renard
The pen, they say, is mightier than the sword, having the capacity to change narratives and landscapes. As writers, we have a moral responsibility to leave the world a better place. – Adiela Akoo
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