Quote: the end?
Everything will be ok in the end. If it’s not ok, it’s not the end. – ?? (If anyone knows who said this first, let me know)
Quotes
Quote Writing v. Reading
A critic can only review the book he has read, not the one which the writer wrote. – MignonMcLaughlin (I suppose that’s the same as hearing and speaking…)
Quote: your offering
Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. – Barbara Kingsolver
Quote: Easy writing
Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. – Sholem Asch
Quote: reading without effort
When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. – Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Quote – write the books you want to read
If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. – Toni Morrison
Quote: Can’t v. will…
Remember: The people who say you can’t are probably the ones most scared that you will. – apparently Usher (though I think I’ve heard/read it from other sources…)
Quote: writing …
My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living. – Anais Nin
Quote – writer …
I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter. – James Michener
Quote: I love the sound
I love the sound of breaking glass – Nick Lowe I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass (pretty handy considering how often I hear it…)
Quote: Writing = Thinking
Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers. – Isaac Asimov
Quote: Parading in the rain
It’s not raining on my parade, – I’m parading in the rain! -Chalee Tennison-
Quote: “Easy reading”
“Easy reading is damn hard writing.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
On setting out
if a journey starts with the first step, then I guess a blog starts with the first word..