writing

"I want to see thirstIn the syllables,Tough fireIn the sound;Feel through the darkFor the scream."

"A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it."

"I sat down and tried to write a story."Ian MacArthur is a wonderful sweet fellow who wears glasses and peers out of them with delight."That was the first sentence. The problem was that I just couldn't think of the next one. After cleaning my room three times, I decided to leave Ian alone for a while because I was starting to get mad at him."

"Writers cannot choose their own mood: with them it is not always hide-tide, nor --thank Heaven!--always Storm."

"…when writing, always hook the reader with your first sentence…in love, never settle…value yourself first and this will help you to value others…life is short, so enjoy it to the fullest…everyone in the world is different, and that’s ok…"

"If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die."

"...there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing."

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."

"Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts."

"I am telling you what I know—words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them."

"When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story."

"Every writer I know has trouble writing."

"I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read."

"Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer."

"A new word. Bright with possibilities. A flawless pearl to turn over and over in my hand, then put away for safekeeping."

"I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live."

"Borges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum."

"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible."

"To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme."

"It’s funny, for all it took was a broken heart and that alone was enough, enough for her to do everything she ever dreamed of."