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Life is writing. The sole purpose of mankind is to engrave the thoughts of divinity onto the tablets of nature. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

A writer who obtains his full purpose loses himself in his own lustre. — Samuel Johnson

My life's purpose is to write poetry - but behind the poetry must be the vision of a fresh revelation for men. — William Soutar

But the purpose of a story is to teach and to please at once, and what it teaches is how to recognize the snares of the world. — Umberto Eco

The best kind of happiness is a habit you're passionate about. — Shannon L. Alder

The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases. — John Mason Brown

My purpose is to entertain myself first and other people secondly. — John D. MacDonald

Nothing leaves a scar upon an Authors heart more than a book they've written with purpose going unread. — Mark W. Boyer

Either give it your all or don't even try! — Avijeet Das

When I discovered music - when I discovered the craft of shaping a song - my being fell into place. — Charlotte Eriksson

The purpose of writing is to make your mother and father drop dead with shame. — J.P. Donleavy

It is proved that those who have plans but do not record them, lose to those who have written plans — Sunday Adelaja

The purpose of the Sisterhood of Librarians is to keep the secret of creative juice and keep the idea of libraries alive. — S.A. Tawks

The greatest thing about writing is that you get to shape more than one life. — Katja Michael

I write, because not breathing is not an option. — Monice Mitchell Simms

I have written every poem, every novel, for the same purpose-to find out what I think, to know where I stand. — May Sarton

The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose. — George Orwell

My purpose of writing is to express my love for you,
no matter, who you are, where you live or whatever you do. — Debasish Mridha

I have little or no concern at how people interpret my writing, my only concern is to write it. — Robert Black

On Writing About Nora Hawks
I write about a female character to try, in vain, to understand two things: the purpose of life, and women. — Dennis R. Miller

Sometimes you have to walk through the fire, in order to reach your calling. — Shannon L. Alder

I think part of my purpose in this life is to talk about magic, and to make it. — Theodora Goss

One of the most important thing is that you need to write down your goals and plans — Sunday Adelaja

The purpose of a writer is to show the beauty and tragedy of life in the reader's own mirror. — Debasish Mridha

One purpose in my writing is to help people expand their own understanding of what it means to be human. — Foster Laverne Harding

Anyone who has no need of anybody but himself is either a beast or a God.
Aristotle — Bruce Wayne Sullivan

I have decided on my destiny; accepted by calling as writing for God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If fiction and fantasy books are escapism, then let an author write them so as to better equip the reader to face reality by the end. — Brett Armstrong

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from destroying itself.
(Interview, New York Post Magazine, September 14, 1958) — Bernard Malamud

My reason for being an author? Because I love to write - it fulfills me. But the fact that I entertain others by doing it is a lovely bonus. — Chasta Schneider

Poetry can have varied and useful functions; and seduction is apparently something worth writing poetry for. — Shira Wolosky

My purpose in writing novels is to expose man's inhumanity to man. — Carly Compass

I've found that busting your ass on a daily basis to make your art good, clear, and meaningful creates the most luck. — Don Roff

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. — Zora Neale Hurston

This is a divine path. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Perhaps this is the purpose of all art, all writing, on the murders, fiction and non-fiction:
Simply to participate. — Alan Moore

I think there's no purpose for writing music if it is not meaningful. — Darren Fletcher

Define your path and travel on this path. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I didn't want to sing.
I wanted to be music. — Jenim Dibie

The pen that was once a gift has come to represent all that I hope to achieve. — Fennel Hudson

If your purpose is to make money, you shouldn't get into writing. — Amish Tripathi

Through writing, an author opens the window of his heart through which a reader can see the inner self of the author. — Debasish Mridha

The purpose of writing inspirational notes is simply to build others up because there are too many people in the demolition business. — Norman Vincent Peale

Study with purpose, both in church and in school. Write down your goals and what you plan to do to achieve them. Aim high, for you are capable ... — Thomas S. Monson

The purpose of my writing is to expose and arrest Nova Criminals. — William S. Burroughs

Grabbing readers by the imagination is a writer's job. — Sara Sheridan

The purpose of paragraphing is to give the reader a rest. The writer is saying ... : Have you got that? If so, I'll go to the next point. — Henry Watson Fowler

On every page, confidence fights with self-doubt. Every sentence is an act of faith. Why would anybody want to do it? — David Morrell