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    The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.

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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,
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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,
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Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can read more

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which is inherent in a human condition

by Graham Greene Found in: Writing Quotes,
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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,
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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,
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for read more

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

by Moliere Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Writing is thinking on paper.

Writing is thinking on paper.

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What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.

What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.

by Liz Carpenter Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Write without pay until somebody offers to pay

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay

by Mark Twain Found in: Writing Quotes,
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