Writing Quotes

Superior poets say what they really feel. Mediocre poets say what they decide to feel. Inferior poets say what they think they should feel.

As an author I'm in my head all day and I worry that I lose touch with reality. But then my dog pees on my shoe and I know I've found it again.

I'm a novelist by trade and my job is to write a story rather than reconstruct actual events.

Stories are invented as you go along...

I write to shed my sacred sorrows.

Imagination is the greatest solitude

The holiness of solitude is the gift of creativity.

When I have fully executed this phase of my life, then I can begin a new chapter.

I will wholeheartedly perform my holy duties.

The beauty of existence is my joy.

We write our deepest thoughts.

Do not waste your time and life, searching for a job. Utilize your special skills to begin your own work.

You are learning to be an expert.

We travel with our thoughts to great lands.

Our thoughts are great place of voyage.

I see harmony in everything.

Our feelings are best articulated with words.

How could we have discovered great lands, if we dare not travel?

Let your imagination takes you where you want to be.

By seeing how small the world is, I realize how capable I am. I can conquer anything. Anywhere. Anyone.

Keep taking new paths to expand your horizon.

Even on the silent days, believe your ship will come.

Be a burst of joy.

After each of his books, the writer, for a while, feels once again that he can now die happy.

The joy of writing is the fullness of existence.

Each day, write a thankful note.

Every travel is blessed adventure.

Writing comes from the fear of failure not from the joy of winning.

Good poetry reveals the beauty of joy and tragedy.

Fresh, solid ideas feel like gifts to writers, therefore every morning is Christmas.

In Sarasota, Florida, Stephen King reminded me of the joy of just writing every day.

In the moment of decision, may you hear the voice of the Creator saying, ‘This is right road, travel on it.

Walk with the Creator on the face of earth.

Great places, great memories.

We gain new perspectives on life after every voyage.

We savour on great memories of happy times.

What a joyful adventure!

How could we love books more than money? This is the state of book lovers.

May you find a new path in your travel.

Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic...

Are you keeping up your good studies at school and working as hard as you always did?

A smart person is not one that knows the answers, but one who knows where to find them...

I gave up worrying about the principles of fiction writing when I realized that there weren't any.

Too many words for one book--truth might be stranger than fiction, but it needs a better editor.

As a general rule, I surmise that most fictional stories are populated by misfits, changelings, and oddities, which is what makes the writing interesting and considered novel.

I think that a writer should observe the real world before imagining a non-existent one.

Writing isn't black magic. You just have to come up with an idea...

As Dorothy J. Heydt famously said, the eight deadliest words for any work of fiction are 'I don't care what happens to these people.

Authors are supernatural beings. They exist in the world, also in worlds they create, and in the worlds of other authors they read.

Let your writing liberate you. Write with passion to allow your feelings to breathe and enjoy the journey across blank pages.