Writing Quotes

"It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" "To me, fantasy should be as real as possible. I don’t buy into the notion that because it’s fantastic, it should be unrealistic" "To keep the readers interested, and coming back, and to keep coming up with new and exciting ways to present stories… is an absolutely incredible accomplishment" "I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it." "A short story is a different thing altogether" "The road to hell is paved with adverbs" "I write only because there is a voice within me" "A writer should have another lifetime to see if he's appreciated" "Writers write to influence their readers" "Fool, said my muse to me, look in thy heart and write" "Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them " "Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks " "Write as if you're trying to explain things to a very smart version of yourself." "Crafting a compelling narrative is about subverting expectations." "It is far easier to write an acceptable obituary for another than to write one for oneself." "Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves." "I always say, keep a diary someday it'll keep you."