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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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I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember read more

I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on.

by Beryl Pfizer 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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The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

by Ralph Ellison Found in: Writing Quotes,
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What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.

What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.

by Liz Carpenter 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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If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

by Lord Byron Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

by E. L. Doctorow Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.

Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.

by Olin Miller 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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