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    The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.

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Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all read more

Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. In the end, writers will write not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals.

by Don Delillo Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

by Marilyn Hacker Found in: Writing Quotes,
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A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read more

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Writing Quotes,
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I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

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You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not know how I shall pull read more

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not know how I shall pull through.

by Vincent Van Gogh Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Writing is thinking on paper.

Writing is thinking on paper.

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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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Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

by Georges Simenon 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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