All Quotes By Tag: Writing-quotes

“It is a beautiful symphony: the sound of the typewriter keys on paper!”

“Words make it possible for our thoughts to travel through time and survive us.”

“Growth has been a constant part of my life and the getting up and editing out has been the hardest and most important part.”

“This book is about having the courage to stand in the ever-crooked room of black womanhood and summon the magic to set it straight. Even if only for a moment, the act alone heals you just enough for the next tilt of the room.”

“For a long time, I was the girl who believed nothing good would ever come her way. So much so that I could will the negative to come before the good could even make it to my location.”

“I believe a writer is…the scribe-griot of his/her nation. S/he has the power to incite, ignite, excite, pacify, edify, motivate and eliminate others with the slash of a pen, click of a mouse or swipe of a finger. Though coloured by time, class, age, geography, childhood and other factors, a writer crystallises a slice of his/her society’s culture, mores and its dark and light truths. A writer makes everything real.”

“Writing this book took almost as much growth as living the life necessary to put the words down on the page.”

“Those stories- myth, archetype, religious narrative, the great body of literature- are always with us. Always in us. We can draw upon them, tap into them, add to them whenever we want.- Foster, How to Read Literature Like a Professor”

“The journey to my writing success is trying yet I will arrive, for I believe in the author of my inspiration.”

“The only time I really feel the urge to compose myself it’s when I’m writing or speaking.”

“Weak words can never carry the weight of strong feelings.”

“I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this.[Cormac McCarthy’s Venomous Fiction, New York Times, April 19, 1992]”