| Just the Write Quote p. 2 Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down. Truman Capote When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely. Truman Capote That's not writing, that's typing. Truman Capote Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself. Truman Capote Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it. Truman Capote (p.s. the same goes for selling an article and receiving the edited galley back. K.G.) Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running. Gene Fowler Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. E. L. Doctorow Good writing is like a windowpane. Eric Blair I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it. John Shirley Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled. Pleasure and pain. Sometimes it's like making love while having a tooth pulled. Dean Koontz Hard writing makes easy reading. Wallace Stegner I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read. Tracy Kidder Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe. John Gregory Dunne My writing, like everything I do, comes profoundly from my heart. I believe that if you follow your heart you will be successful in one way or another. Old-fashioned as that might sound, the philosophy is true. Kim Elizabeth I wasn't going to be one of those people who died wondering what if? I would keep putting my dreams to the test - even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. Alex Haley Writing is the only thing I do, that when I do it, I don't feel as though I should be doing something else. (I've said this for years, and recently discovered that Gloria Steinham felt and said the same thing long ago -- so I'll give her the credit! K.G.) Writer's resources The Write Quote Pg. 1 Home |