Maxioms Pet

X
  •   10  /  11  

    Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out to the public.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  15  /  15  

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

by William Styron Found in: Writing Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  25  /  26  

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

  ( comments )
  47  /  23  

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

by Georges Simenon Found in: Writing Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  11  

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

by Ralph Ellison Found in: Writing Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  12  /  11  

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. read more

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

by Joan Didion Found in: Writing Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  30  /  29  

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

  ( comments )
  8  /  30  

I lived to write, and wrote to live

I lived to write, and wrote to live

by Samuel Rogers Found in: Writing Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  30  /  32  

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

  ( comments )
  48  /  32  

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue it with what they have read more

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue it with what they have had the courage and honesty to perceive and feel.

by Vanna Bonta Found in: Writing Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet