Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week, the topic is is “Favorite Book Quotes”. I collect quotes, and have several journals full of them. Yes, there are many book quotes, but as I got thinking about quotes, I realized that so many of the ones I collect and refer to are quotes written by authors about writing. They act as motivators toi my own writing.
Here are 10+ (couldn’t stop!) quotes about writing from famous authors:
Write what should not be forgotten. Isabel Allende
All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know. Ernest Hemingway
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed. Ernest Hemingway
We write to taste life in the moment and in retrospect. Anais Nin
Writing is its own reward. Henry Miller
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. William Wordsworth
Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. Louis L’Amour
Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up. Jane Yolen
If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. –Stephen King
If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. –Toni Morrison
I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. –Anne Frank
Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window. –William Faulkner
Oh, I loved this post! It’s always interesting to see what writers have to say about writing. 🙂
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Thanks Lydia. I’ve been collecting these for years
What a lovely post. The Anne Frank is a favorite.
Thanks Lisa. So agree with you.
Fabulous quotes each and every one. I of ten think i’ll collect quotes but never do!
Thanks Kathryn. I’ve keep a quote journal for years. You never know where a great quote will appear. Then I create art journal pages with the quotes I love especially
I love the idea Bev and maybe I could start small!
Fantastic quotes!
Thanks Linda. The writing ones are quite motivational
Oooh, so many lovely quotes about writing! Great choices.
Here’s my TTT post.
Thanks Sammie – they were fun to gather