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Crippled and crazy, we hobble toward the finish line, pen in hand. — Siri Hustvedt

And you must not worry about me. You must follow your dreams. You have your life ahead of you. I am just a wanderer passing by. — Avijeet Das

The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies. — Ray Bradbury

Because I have an ideal to live up to. And I can't fall down in my own eyes! — Avijeet Das

I took the route favoured by all worldly failures and became a spiritual success. — Howard Jacobson

I write because in my books, I can experience those (mad and crazy) things that I won't be able to do in my real life — Anamika Mishra

Eating and sleeping are the two periods in your life where writers get a pass for not reading. Check that.
Only sleeping. — Ted Bell

Books are like rivers, meandering this way and that, but taking us on a steady, flowing course to somewhere different. — Carla H. Krueger

Do what you love, especially if your sharing the word — Ann Simpson

I think that writers have natural canvases, and my canvas, even in short stories, often seems to be the scope of a life. — Lauren Groff

My book sales are way down today. Also, I've received two scathing reviews. One of them calls me a purveyor of insipid wet-dreams. — Nenia Campbell

My stories are my children. Some are sweet infants that I coddle and care for. Others are old enough now, they need to damn well get a job! — Christy Hall

It is kind of ridiculous that a poet is expected to live in the real world. — Sanober Khan

I have written until I fell asleep with my computer on my lap. That can't be normal. — Christy Hall

Four great adventures; read, learn, write and travel. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Growing up, I used to climb out my window onto the roof and look up at the stars. There, in the quiet, I would write stories inside my head. — Christy Hall

Putting pen to paper without first deciding the route and pace at which to scribe is like setting off on a bicycle without first checking the tyres. — Fennel Hudson

as is done by the newest historians, we shall have the history of monarchs and writers, but not the history of the life of the peoples. — Leo Tolstoy

The word 'NO' is the best motivation there is for the storyteller in you. — A.K. Kuykendall

A world that does not love, respect and protect its Women is doomed to perish! Because Women are Mother Earth! — Avijeet Das

The beginning of every writing session is like setting down a road unknown. — Rob Bignell, Editor

The night is the balm for the wounded souls of the world. — Avijeet Das

Writing is like riding a bike. Once you gain momentum, the hills are easier. Editing, however, requires a motor and some horsepower. — Gina McKnight

A reader knows the mind of sacred souls. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Sometimes saying 'goodbye' may be the best thing to say to someone! — Avijeet Das

Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane — Hope Edelman

Inspiration for what we produce comes from reading, observing the world of humans around us and also the animal kingdom — Walt Disney Company

The best of my essence is shown to those who value my energy and appreciate my love, some would call it selfish, I call it selective. — Nikki Rowe

Writers are a superior breed. No one else can face so much rejection and still thrive. — Susie Smith

Day after day, week after week; writing great fiction takes time, emotion, skill and effort. — Carla H. Krueger

You may follow the footsteps
The whole day will pass
With you going around in circles
Yet not reaching anywhere at last! — Avijeet Das

I've met talespinners before, Jake, and they're all cut more or less from the same cloth. They tell tales because they're afraid of life. — Stephen King

All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories. — Neil Gaiman

A Writer Must Have Text Appeal — Khaled Talib

A writer who has perfect writing skills and zero honesty is not an author but a sales person. — Sandra Chami Kassis

Every sacred soul must walk and keep the way of God in the wilderness for years, to begin the sacred writings. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Time unfolds beauty, wonder, and mystery to reveal the auspicious tapestry of life. — A.D. Posey

All the best writers take risks, offend people often and say fuck you to the critics. — Carla H. Krueger

If I don't stay in and write, I feel like a prisoner. — Carla H. Krueger

I am so over you, Rejection. You can't get to me like that anymore. I won't let you squash my hopes and dreams. (Slams door) So there! — Buffy Andrews

I mean. You put puppies in a store front, I will stop and giddily stare. Every. Single. Time. — Christy Hall

Life has a vendetta against writers. It does everything in it's power to get in the way of our craft. Maybe it thinks we embellish too much? — Hannah Harding

I don't care about wearing branded clothes or flaunting brands. But I do care about the books that I read and the music that I listen to. — Avijeet Das

Like actors and writers who are on and off again in terms of employment, I had a very unstructured life. — Buzz Aldrin

Aren't you tired from all that smiling that you do at the camera? Relax and come with me to the mountains. There is more to life than the cameras! — Avijeet Das

I meet people and they become chapters in my stories. — Avijeet Das

Always being myself and my salve, which is life. I'm not lonely, if that's what it seems like. Always writing things down. — Chris Campanioni

If you see it in Strunk and White it's so. — Buffy Andrews

Language imparts identity, meaning, and perspective to our human condition. Writers are either polluters or part of the cleanup. — Mary Pipher

Songs. Books. Poetry. Paintings. These things reveal truth. I believe lies and truth are tangled together. — Brenda Sutton Rose

Most writers can write three times as many books as I have and still live a life. — James Salter

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers. — Michael Morpurgo

There are books that change our perspectives and books that change our personalities. — Carla H. Krueger

I'm turning into an old man. I own four pairs of oxfords, my stories get a little long winded, and my neighbors play their music too loud. — Christy Hall

Like all writers, I draw from life as I know it; but it's a refracted kind of reality, and none of it is factually true. — Jennifer Haigh

I like working among 'creative clutter'. It gives me a sense of activity and achievement. — Fennel Hudson

Each night, I close my eyes and dream. In the morning, I open my eyes again, but the dreaming doesn't stop. — Christy Hall

Writers seem to me to be people who need to retire from social life and do a lot of thinking about what's happened - almost to calm themselves. — Helen Garner

Let life be the foundation. Be brave. Wander deep inside yourself to the little room no one knows about. Fling the door wide open and write. — Christy Hall

I started out life as a writer, and writers write in part because they don't want to talk. — Gloria Steinem

Writing is easy. Writing is hard. It's a breeze and a struggle, just like life. — Dennis R. Miller

No.'
It's not a bad word.
And it is very important to use at times.
Practice saying it in the mirror.
It's empowering. — Christy Hall

All writers begin as readers, and the ones worth reading continue life as more prolific readers than writers. — Thomas Swick

Perspective and perseverance are carved by time and constructed by wisdom. — A.D. Sams

Art is long and life is short. — Christopher Bram

The unkind words that we said and the unkind deeds that we did will haunt us one day! — Avijeet Das

As with writing by candlelight, one's greatest ideas come from 'the flickering' between darkness and light. — Fennel Hudson

Writing like this is a little like milking a cow: the milk is so rich and delicious, and the cow is so glad you did it. — Anne Lamott

Curiously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their life and that's all. — Irwin Shaw

The flower doth not worry, and the tree doth not waver. — A.D. Posey

Looking at old photographs inundates you with a flood of nostalgic emotions! And you can't be sure where you want to swim in the deluge of memories! — Avijeet Das

Young writers should keep out of pubs and remember that the cliche way of the artistic life is a lie. — Patrick Kavanagh

She gave me hugs that were like oxygen to a dying man and uplifted my soul! — Avijeet Das

I believe we all have one address and that is Earth. — Avijeet Das

The sky, with a single star, would be dark and boring. A million stars in the firmament makes for something wondrous and bright. — Beem Weeks

Days become weeks. Weeks become months. Month become years. And years become silence. — Christy Hall

Imaginative writers often project their own monsters and meanings on basic facts. — Christopher Bram

I always hate saying 'goodbye. — Avijeet Das

Writing heals my heart like no pill ever could. — Rob Bignell, Editor

I never write the storyline ahead of the novel and stick to it like glue. I prefer my writing to be organic. It takes on a life of it's own. — Airam

Walking the Camino de Santiago taught me the wonders of physical challenge, the wonders of spiritual freedom, and the wonders of baby powder. — Christy Hall

Your writing should be filled with simple complexities and complex simplicities. Because that is life. — Christy Hall

We can create transcending stories for readers and for us. Creativity is a double edge sword, which can kill the writer. — Rossana Condoleo

I and my silences keep talking to each other. — Avijeet Das

The writers of books are companions in one's life and, as such, are often more interesting than other companions. — James Salter

That moment when a knot forms in your throat, but you choose to throw your head back and laugh instead. — Christy Hall

This is a little secret that all writers share: We have two lives; the one we live on Earth and the one we live in our books. — Chrys Fey

If you write a bad book, mobs do not show up with pitchforks and torches - and odds are you didn't write something bad. — Dan Alatorre

We inhale life and exhale words. that's just what writers' do
— Terry A. O'Neal

I know it's difficult in the beginning. But, listen. If you have the impulse to write, do yourself a favor, do the world a favor, and write. — Christy Hall

Another drink, another sentence, and the writing continues on ... — Dennis R. Miller

Paradise of Lailah Gifty Akita is reading, wondering and writing. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Books can change the world. They represent a second chance for those that want to change their life and can't. — Robin Sacredfire

I'm not a writer on a mission, and I'm very suspicious of writers on missions, but I'm also not living a false life. — Marlon James

Hey Revision. You can be a pain but you do make Book better. — Buffy Andrews

Read different to think differently; world is already into rat race. — Aman Jassal

When sitting down to write a letter, it always pays to calm one's mood, collect one's thoughts, and have a plan. — Fennel Hudson

Most people assume I write at night because of the kind of books I write, but I can shut out the light with my mind. — Carla H. Krueger

A writer writes. There are no exceptions to this reality. No excuses. Stop wasting time talking about your stories and get them on paper. — Christy Hall

Our goodness is our wealth and when we close our eyes to the tragedies of the hard lives, we start losing our wealth! — Mehmet Murat Ildan