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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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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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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,
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You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not know how I shall pull read more

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not know how I shall pull through.

by Vincent Van Gogh 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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I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

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If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

by Lord Byron Found in: Writing Quotes,
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A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read more

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Writing Quotes,
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One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others' minds.

One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others' minds.

by Alfred Kazin Found in: Writing Quotes,
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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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