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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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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 eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

by Gao Xingjian Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

by Benjamin Franklin 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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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for read more

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

by Moliere Found in: Writing Quotes,
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Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

by Sidonie Gabrielle Found in: Writing Quotes,
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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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I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is read more

I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living.

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I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. read more

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

by Joan Didion Found in: Writing Quotes,
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