The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master.
– Charlotte Brontë
Category: Quotable
Quotable 125
Writing well means never having to say, “I guess you had to be there.”
– Jef Mallett
Quotable 124
Before you learn to write well, to trust yourself as a writer, you will have to learn to be patient in the presence of your own thoughts.
– Verlyn Klinkenborg
Quotable 123
A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.
– E. B. White
Quotable 122
You’re romancing your reader with every word, every line. And when a romance runs out of surprises, the thrill is gone.
– Jenny Wingfield
Quotable 121
When you’re a writer sometimes you have to spend time poking at part of yourself that normal, sane people leave alone.
– Vikram Chandra
Quotable 120
Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.
– Kurt Vonnegut
Quotable 119
Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a diseased mind.
– Terry Pratchett
Quotable 118
People read fiction for emotion – not information.
– Sinclair Lewis
Quotable 117
Most things good for writing are bad for life. “May your life be not very good material” is a blessing I offer students.
– Lorrie Moore