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Quote by Paavo Haavikko

“Writing is a crummy profession, but a good hobby.”

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Paavo Haavikko was a prominent Finnish poet known for his unique poetic style and profound social and political commentary. His works hold a significant place in Finnish literary history and have had a profound impact on subsequent poets. more

“I write to tell stories. I believe that there a some professions in the world that will last forever: doctor or a nurse, teacher, builder and a storyteller. I write also to become myself, more so day by day. Writing is a way to shape out visible and invisible, in myself as well as in the world.”

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Author:Eppu Nuotio

“In the same way that a woman becomes a prostitute. First I did it to please myself, then I did it to please my friends, and finally I did it for money.”

Way Writing Firsts Please My Friends

Author:Ferenc Molnar

“It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them.”

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Book:The Shooting Party

Source: The Shooting Party

“The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.”

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Author:Edwin Schlossberg

“Writing is thinking on paper.”

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Author:William Zinsser

“In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.”

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Author:L. Sprague de Camp

“One has to live a life that creates a writer.”

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Author:Erno Paasilinna

“When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.”

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Author:Enrique Jardiel Poncela

“I'd rather be caught holding up a bank than stealing so much as a two-word phrase from another writer.”

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Author:Jack Smith

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