“Writing is a way to shape out visible and invisible, in myself as well as in the world.”
W Quotes
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All W Quotes
“Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.”
“Writing is a wholetime job: no professional writer can afford only to write when he feels like it.”
“Writing is about a blank piece of paper and leaving out what’s not supposed to be there.”
“Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it is.”
“Writing is all a lottery -- I have been a loser by the works of the greatest men of the age.”
Source: Select works of Tobias Smollett ...: With a memoir of the life and writings of the author
“Writing is all about self-editing; it's all about being present being aware of what's happening”
“Writing is all about tents: sometimes you're competent, sometimes you're eloquetent.”
Source: Heaven In The Meat Packing District
“Writing is almost a place of dreams for me, and I don't have to give up anything to do it.”
“Writing is always a solitary experience, but living, if you're lucky, is not.”
“Writing is always difficult, but easier with something to say.”
Source: Bridge of Clay
“Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way.”
“Writing is an act of cherishing... It is an act of love.”
Source: The Writer's Life: Insights from The Right to Write
“Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.”
Source: the elements of style
“Writing is an affair of yearning for great voyages and hauling on frayed ropes.”
Source: Words and their masters
“Writing is an antisocial act.”
Source: Foul Matter
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“Writing is an exercise in sculpture, chipping away at the rock until you find the nose.”
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.”