Write Quotes - Page 10

There may be a Nurse Ratched-like listing of things that must be done right this moment: foods that must come out of the freezer, appointments that must be canceled or made, hairs that must be tweezed. But you hold an imaginary gun to your head and make yourself stay at the desk.

True authors don't write for fame or to make a name or money, they write to make impact

Writing in the dark is hard, but you have to light your own candle and do it anyway.

I came up with a pen and tablet hoping to write an immortal short story, but I've been having a dreadful time with my heroine— I CAN'T make her behave as I want her to behave; so I've abandoned her for the moment, and am writing to you.

By the end, you should be inside your character, actually operating from within somebody else, and knowing him pretty well, as that person knows himself or herself. You're sort of a predator, an invader of people.

As accurate as a blind man pissing during an earthquake.”“Wow...,” I breathed.She frowned

In 90 percent of cases, you could tell within a page or two whether the writer could write.

Her words dance on the page.

I do not so much write a book as sit up with it, as with a dying friend. During visiting hours, I enter its room with dread and sympathy for its many disorders. I hold its hand and hope it will get better. This tender relationship can change in a twinkling. If you skip a visit or two, a work in progress will turn on you.

Ever since I could read, I’ve wanted to write a book. I never thought I had anything to write about. Maybe you don’t think this is worth writing about. But this book isn’t for you. It’s for me.

They took one look at me,And hated my black face.They took one look at me,And decided on my fate.They took one look at me,And forced an unknown fear.They took one look at me,And caused the shed of tears.They took one look at me,And decided I was wrong.They took one look at me,And now I'm singing the slave mans song...

I don't write like this in order to show how clever and well read I am--though I am rather clever and well read as a matter of fact.

Don’t interrupt when your characters take a flight of their own.

How you feel after reading something indicates not what you’ve read but where you are at.

A writer gets to live yet another life every time she creates a new story.

Breathe in the beauty all around you.

People write about "How they feel"... "Where they are now"...

For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

Each day hands me a clean sheet of paper upon which to write. Therefore, I would be wise to write without ever having the need to erase.

One of the most important thing is that you need to write down your goals and plans

If you don’t think screenwriting is a work of art, good luck in your life without a soul.

Life is a rich literature. We are only writing the history of our time.

Sit here, so I may writeyou into a poem and make you eternal.

Sacred solitude; reading, wondering and writing.

He’s at the library, I think. Safe and sound in his world of books... Maybe he’ll write one someday.

Dreams are good at playing with your memory. They love leaving no trace behind and hate to show up once again in the morning.

Create from the heart.

Cliches are the viruses that infect your writing with diseases.

Our feelings are best articulated with words.

Listen to what speaks to your heart.