“There are significant moments in everyone's day that can make literature. That's what you ought to write about.” Quote by Raymond Carver
“And yet, we know how fatal the pursuit of liveliness may be: it may result in ... tiresome acrobatics. ... Flashy effects distract the mind. They destroy their persuasiveness; you would not believe a man was very intent on ploughing a furrow if he carried a hoop with him and jumped through it at every other step. ... When virtuosity gets the upper hand of your theme, or is better than your idea, it is time to quit.” IfsKnowsMenMindBelieveMayIdeasHandsResultsStepsKnow HowEffectsQuittingPursuitCraftsThemeTiresomeFlashyUpper HandVirtuosityPloughingAcrobatics Author:Katherine Anne Porter
“Write a novel if you must, but think of money as an unlikely accident. Get your reward out of writing it, and try to be content with that.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingNovelRewardsAccidentsCraftsUnlikely Author:Pearl S. Buck
“Nobody wants to see the village of the happy people.” PeopleWantCraftsVillageHappy People Author:Lew Hunter
“To make your unknown known - that's the important thing.” ImportantKnownImportant ThingsCrafts Author:Georgia O'Keeffe
“Writing means revealing oneself to excess.” WritingMeanOneselfCraftsExcessRevealing Book:Letters to Felice Source: Letters to Felice
“If you're looking for messages, try Western Union.” IfsTryingMessagesUnionsWesternCrafts Author:Ernest Hemingway
“The language you use for your poems should be the language you use with your friends.” ShouldUseLanguageCrafts Author:Robert Bly
“At heart, of course, a story itself is consolation's instrument.” HeartStoriesCoursesInstrumentsCraftsConsolation Author:Richard Ford