"I write into an old book that smells of dust and whose pages are floppy with damp. Sometimes the ink splodges onto the paper, other times it will barely leave the nib of my pen."

Writing, Memory, Nostalgia, Creativity

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"I write into an old book that smells of dust and whose pages are floppy with damp. Sometimes the ink splodges onto the paper, other times it will barely leave the nib of my pen."

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"Writing. Is it a way to be remembered,or a need to become immortal?"

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"I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine."

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"Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets."

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"My whole theory of writing I can sum up in one sentence. An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward."

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"Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be."

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"Scotland consistently produces world-class writers."

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"Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years."

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"I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine."

"Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets."

"My whole theory of writing I can sum up in one sentence. An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward."

"I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work. I suspect it's a bit like fucking, which is only fun for amateurs. Old whores don't do much giggling."

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"Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing."

"If we spend enough time dreaming, then the dream might eventually become real."

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