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Quotations by Subject: Writing (126 quotes)

Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.: Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
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Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death.: Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), For Better or For Worse, 07-15-06
Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.: Stephen King (1947 - ), "Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes", 1988
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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.: Elvis Costello (1954 - ), Interview in Musician magazine, October 1983

Results from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations:

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem, or saying a prayer.: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.: Christina Baldwin
Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography, but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility.: Katherine Paterson, The Spying Heart, 1989
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Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.: Anne-Sophie Swetchine, The Writings of Madame Swetchine, 1869
There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to come by.: Annie Dillard, 'The Writing Life'
Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.: Thomas a Kempis (1380 - 1471)
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