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Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write.

Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write.

by James T. Farrell Found in: Writer Quotes,
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You become a better writer by writing. You become a better travel writer by writing about travel.

You become a better writer by writing. You become a better travel writer by writing about travel.

by Tim Cahill Found in: Writer Quotes,
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Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.

Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.

by Sinclair Lewis Found in: Writer Quotes,
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A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or read more

A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.

by Ernest Hemingway Found in: Writer Quotes,
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My occupation is solely that of a painter.
No one can argue with pictures
(re descriptions in Uncle Tom's Cabin).

My occupation is solely that of a painter.
No one can argue with pictures
(re descriptions in Uncle Tom's Cabin).

by Louisa Mae Alcott Found in: Writer Quotes,
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You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.

You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.

by Anatole France Found in: Writer Quotes,
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Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Writer Quotes,
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When a writer admits that he has an affection for something which he has written, it is high time to read more

When a writer admits that he has an affection for something which he has written, it is high time to pray for his soul.

by Dornford Yates Found in: Writer Quotes,
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Writer's block.. when one curses the blinking cursor
on the blank page
(Regina Brett has written regular columns for 2 read more

Writer's block.. when one curses the blinking cursor
on the blank page
(Regina Brett has written regular columns for 2 Ohio papers).

by Regina Brett Found in: Writer Quotes,
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