So the last batch of writer quotes went over well and I thought it was about time to spread some more inspiration. I think we could all learn a lesson or two from these great people. Here’s what they had to say:
1. “Art is about discovery and finding your way. To do either, you must first become lost. Getting lost is the wind-up to real breakthroughs.”
– Kaare Andrews
2. “Writing is an extreme privilege, but it’s also a gift. It’s a gift to yourself and it’s a gift of giving a story to someone.”
– Amy Tan
3. “I try to leave out the parts that people skip.”
– Elmore Leonard
4. “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
– Anton Chekhov
5. “The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.”
– Agatha Christie
6. “A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down.”
– Edna St. Vincent Millay
7. “Journalism is just a gun. It’s only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, that’s all you need. Aim it right and you can block a kneecap off the world.”
– Warren Ellis
8. “If a writer wrote merely for his time, I would have to break my pen and throw it away.”
– Victor Hugo
9. “To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.”
– Herman Melville
10. “First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him!”
– Ray Bradbury
Alrighty. Well, that’ll about do it for this segment of All Things Writerly. Until next time, friends. But in the meantime, let’s remember this simple mantra: Don’t suck. Do your best. And in the end, maybe that’ll be enough.
“The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.”
– Agatha Christie
That is sooo true for me! I get my best thinking done while I’m doing doing some mindless or tedious task! Very zen like.
“The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.”
– Agatha Christie
That is sooo true for me! I get my best thinking done while I’m doing doing some mindless or tedious task! Very zen like.