Quotes have always been around, but in the age of Twitter and Facebook, they have become ubiquitous. Over the past couple of years, I am sure you must have come across many great quotes too – shared by your friends on Twitter or posted by them on Facebook.
Here is a list of ten great quotes about writing that I have come across over the years. I hope you like them as much as I do.
Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts. – Larry L. King
It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way. – Ernest Hemingway
The difference between the almost right word and the right word is… the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. – Mark Twain
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. – Anton Chekhov
You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write. – Saul Bellow
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. – Henry David Thoreau
It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to write. – Sinclair Lewis
If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut. – Stephen King
Write the way you talk. Naturally. – David Ogilvy
A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit. – Richard Bach
What are some of your favourite quotes about writing?
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Great quotes– thanks for sharing. I keep a couple on my desk to remind me that writing is less about emotional inspiration and more about sitting down and doing the job.