Top Writing Quotes

My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.

A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.

Writing Definition

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Write

(n.) The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.

(n.) Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters

(n.) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like.

(n.) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison.

(n.) An inscription.

(n.) Handwriting; chirography.

Today, death is your opponent.

What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called? ...of these things have I asked.

Hear me, and I will instruct thee; hearken to the thing that I say, and I shall tell thee more.

Being a writer all boils down to this: It's you, in a chair, staring at a page. And you're either going to stay in that chair until words are written, or you're going to give up and walk away. The gre...

When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.

Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.

Writing is a craft, being an author is work, and having readers and a following is a gift.

The thought of writing was always pleasant, but the process was painful

The real reason for quest is always self-knowledge.

Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of shitty first drafts. All good writers write them.

Novels institutionalize the ruse of eros. It becomes a narrative texture of sustained incongruence, emotional and cognitive. It permits the reader to stand in triangular relation to the characters in...

Excerpt from Ursula K Le Guin's speech at National Book AwardsHard times are coming, when we’ll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-s...

I tell my workshop students, 'I want you to think of yourselves as artists. Then, when you're writing, you're painting, you're crafting, you're making a design, you're sculpting, you're creating chore...

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.

Goal-getting matters. And writing down the brave acts and bold dreams you intend to accomplish will provide the spark to get them done.

It's no good writing if God hasn't given you talent. People will just laugh.

Having instant feedback on twitter to research material I'm considering is an enormous help.

Coming up with ideas is the easiest thing on earth. Putting them down is the hardest.