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

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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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Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

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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 making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

by Nadine Gordimer 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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Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they read more

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.

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Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form read more

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.

by Gene Fowler 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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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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