Quotes on on-writing

V.S. Pritchett’s definition a short story ‘something glimpsed corner e — Raymond Carver, Call Need Me: Uncollected Fiction Prose

Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction Other Prose Raymond Carver
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V.S. Pritchett’s definition a short story ‘something glimpsed corner e — Raymond Carver, Call Need Me: Uncollected Fiction Prose

Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction Other Prose Raymond Carver
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impossible discourage real writers – don’t give a damn say, going writ — Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis
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amateurs say write amusement. Writing amusing occupation. a combinatio — Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber
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writer’s responsibility art. completely ruthless a good one. a dream. — William Faulkner

William Faulkner
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O a Muse fire, ascendThe brightest heaven invention! — William Shakespeare, Henry V

Henry V William Shakespeare
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Actually, writers no business writing works. wax conceited, saying thi — Connie Willis, Winds Marble Arch Stories

Connie Willis Other Stories The Winds of Marble Arch
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stolen ideas every book ever read. — Philip Pullman, Amber Spyglass

Philip Pullman The Amber Spyglass
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Story honorable trustworthy; plot shifty, best kept house arrest. — Stephen King, Writing: A Memoir Craft

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Stephen King
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one thing seems quite impossible take consideration kind book one expe — Dorothy L. Sayers, Letters Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1, 1899-1936: Making a Detective Novelist

1899-1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist Dorothy L. Sayers The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1
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