Why a novel is like a car…Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
It is perfectly legitimate to write novels which are essentially prose poems, but in the end, I think, a novel is like a car, and if you buy a car … Continue reading
Jack Kerouac on born writers…Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes_
Genius gives birth, talent delivers. What Rembrandt or Van Gogh saw in the night can never be seen again. Born writers of the future are amazed already at what they’re … Continue reading
This is the stuff of writing: George Elliot…Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in the roar of hurrying existence. There are glances of hatred … Continue reading
The best place to write – J.K.Rowling Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
It’s no secret that the best place to write, in my opinion, is in a café. You don’t have to make your own coffee, you don’t have to feel like … Continue reading
Dr Johnson on editing – quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
From The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Miss Adams: “Do you think, Sir, you could make your Ramblers better?” Johnson: “Certainly I could.” Boswell: “I’ll lay a bet, … Continue reading
The Naked Writer — Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
“You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner. Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would … Continue reading
A Quote for Writers at the end of the year
All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett photo credit: Denis Collette…!!! via photopin cc … Continue reading
More on Writing for nothing. Is money just the icing on the cake?
I’ve just found another quote about writing for nothing and I thought it would be a good companion to Mark Twain’s comment made a century or so ago. It is … Continue reading
LEONARD COHEN Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
“As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armour themselves against wonder.” Leonard Cohen photo credit: Shootingsnow via photopin cc A new song he performed in Dublin in September
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 