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Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
When a writer admits that he has an affection for something which he has written, it is high time to read more
When a writer admits that he has an affection for something which he has written, it is high time to pray for his soul.
You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.
You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.
Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write.
Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write.
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.
Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.
I wanted to be a writer from my early teenage years, but I never told anyone. Writers, in my opinion, read more
I wanted to be a writer from my early teenage years, but I never told anyone. Writers, in my opinion, were god-like creatures, and to say I was striving to be a writer would be incredibly arrogant.
If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, read more
If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you know how pointless a question this is and how difficult it is to answer.
The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.
The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.