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    Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance

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For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.

For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.

by George Orwell Found in: Writers Quotes,
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The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

by Elia Kazan Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

by Joseph Heller Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

by Voltaire Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

by E. M. Forster Found in: Writers Quotes,
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The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

by Cyril Connolly Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Writers Quotes,
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I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning

by Peter De Vries Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Writers Quotes,
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