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    Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out to the public.

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I don't like to write, but I love to have written

I don't like to write, but I love to have written

by Michael Kanin Found in: Writing Quotes,
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If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.

If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.

by Tennessee Williams Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

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Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

by Bill Stout Found in: Writing Quotes,
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I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is read more

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes...

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Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.

Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.

by Jan Karon Found in: Writing Quotes,
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One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others' minds.

One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others' minds.

by Alfred Kazin Found in: Writing Quotes,
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The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

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If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average

If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average

by Derek Walcott Found in: Writing Quotes,
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