Quotes about Writing
In the middle of that year I had a spectacular dream, and I wrote it down to tell my mother; we always did that, even though there's nothing as boring as listening to other people's dreams. That's
— Isabel Allende
'The Chronicles of Narnia' are war-determined stories. I do not think Lewis could have written well or truthfully if he had tried to avoid the reality of war.
— Stanley Hauerwas
That's correct, I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write.
— Robert Kiyosaki
Listen carefully to the feedback your readers give you. Dont write unless people want you to write, a lot of people write just because they want to write.
— Max Lucado
I don't have any desire to retire in the sense of not doing anything. As long as the Lord gives me strength I want to keep writing and keep preaching.
— Max Lucado
I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
— Toni Morrison
Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than to close it.
— Toni Morrison
The only way to own what I know is to write it and let you read it
— Toni Morrison
If there's a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
— Toni Morrison
If you find a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
— Toni Morrison
I don't wait to be struck by lightning and don't need certain slants of light in order to write.
— Toni Morrison
I never work better than when I am inspired by anger; when I am angry, I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane vexations and temptations depart.
— Martin Luther