Quotes on Writing

Today's a simple one. Quotes from authors, journalists, etc

 

The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with.  

William Faulkner

 

Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you're doomed.
Ray Bradbury

To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone – just plain going at it, in pain and delight. To be a writer is to throw away a great deal, not to be satisfied, to type again, and then again, and once more, and over and over....
John Hersey

 Sometimes you have to go on when you don't feel like it, and sometimes you're doing good work when it feels like all you're managing is to shovel shit from a sitting position.
Stephen King

When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen.

Samuel Lover

Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors.
Rhys Alexander

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