Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Peter Orner Quotes: I write when I have something to say and not when I don't. My time is better spent if I know I have nothing to say. I don't consider it writer's block; I just don't have anything to say.
         

I write when I have something to say and not when I don't. My time is better spent if I know I have nothing to say. I don't consider it writer's block; I just don't have anything to say.


Peter Orner
Check all other quotes by Peter Orner

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Peter Orner Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/I-write-when-I-have-something-to-953182>.





Check out


Other quotes of Peter Orner


Actually, you’re not famous at all. Maybe you’ll get some traction after you’re dead?

Actually, you’re not famous at all. Maybe you’ll get some traction after you’re dead?



I revise and revise and revise. I'm not even sure "revise" is the right word. I work a story almost to death before it's done.

I revise and revise and revise. I'm not even sure "revise" is the right word. I work a story almost to death before it's done.



I think anything we do - eating, walking down the street, online shopping - gives you another perspective on writing stories.

I think anything we do - eating, walking down the street, online shopping - gives you another perspective on writing stories.



I sometimes wonder if our memories are a myth. We think we remember, but we are remembering the story and not the actual event?

I sometimes wonder if our memories are a myth. We think we remember, but we are remembering the story and not the actual event?



I agree with the Lev Tolstoy quote completely, but I also feel like there's more to it. What is a happy family and an unhappy family? We're probably both of those things at the same time.

I agree with the Lev Tolstoy quote completely, but I also feel like there's more to it. What is a happy family and an unhappy family? We're probably both of those things at the same time.



A stellar, fully-realized collection of stories... grounded, wonderfully, in the river valleys of western Maine. You come away not only understanding a place but the soul of its people.

A stellar, fully-realized collection of stories... grounded, wonderfully, in the river valleys of western Maine. You come away not only understanding a place but the soul of its people.



I've spent a lot of time in prisons, first doing legal work and later, teaching.

I've spent a lot of time in prisons, first doing legal work and later, teaching.



If a novel or a story works, you don't stop thinking about it; it doesn't truly end.

If a novel or a story works, you don't stop thinking about it; it doesn't truly end.



I have a friend who teaches yoga (or is it pilates?), and she said that I don't seem to live in the moment. And I said, "Exactly!" I'd go nuts if I lived in the moment.

I have a friend who teaches yoga (or is it pilates?), and she said that I don't seem to live in the moment. And I said, "Exactly!" I'd go nuts if I lived in the moment.



I think some writers should wait for something to say.

I think some writers should wait for something to say.





Other quotes you may like


The shortest distance between two people is a smile.

The shortest distance between two people is a smile.



To spend one's life being angry, and in the process doing nothing to change it, is to me ridiculous. I could be mad all day long, but if I'm not doing a damn thing, what difference does it make?

To spend one's life being angry, and in the process doing nothing to change it, is to me ridiculous. I could be mad all day long, but if I'm not doing a damn thing, what difference does it make?



Beauty more than bitterness Makes the heart break.

Beauty more than bitterness Makes the heart break.



I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he's genuinely interested in what she's going through.

I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he's genuinely interested in what she's going through.



I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.

I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.



I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don't jump on something right away, it's like a bird flying by-it flies off.

I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don't jump on something right away, it's like a bird flying by-it flies off.



The discipline of singing early music has a special sound - (it's) very clear.

The discipline of singing early music has a special sound - (it's) very clear.



I'd love to work across all three fields - theatre, film and TV.

I'd love to work across all three fields - theatre, film and TV.



You're just jealous." "Hardly. Been there, done you. Adequate, but unremarkable.

You're just jealous." "Hardly. Been there, done you. Adequate, but unremarkable.



I think Americans have become a - much more a nation of consumers than citizens.

I think Americans have become a - much more a nation of consumers than citizens.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "I write when I have something to say and not when I don't. My time is better spent if I know I have nothing to say. I don't consider it writer's block; I just don't have anything to say.". Author of this quote is Peter Orner. This quote is about writing, writer's block, my time, block,.