"In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it."

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"A writer writesregardless...even though...notwithstanding...despite...at any rate...anyhow...nevertheless...in the face of...undeterred by...heedless of...and because.The true writer simply continues to write."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"What I've learned about writing is that sometimes less is more, while often more is grander. And both are true."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"If you read something, what you have written you ain't gonna like it...- It sounds horrible... so write don't read your own stuff."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

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"Actually, I enjoy the process of writing a big long novel."

Donna Tartt, American Novelist

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"If you want to be a good writer, internalize the good writers; absorb them; integrate with their souls; embrace their minds; mingle with their life stories; in short, merge with them, lose yourself in them!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

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"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."

Hunter S. Thompson, American Journalist

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"Payment and reserved copyright are at bottom the ruin of literature. Only he who writes entirely for the sake of what he has to say writes anything worth writing. It is as if there were a curse on money: every writer writes badly as soon as he starts writing for gain."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

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"As a writer, you must truly possess a love for words.""Yes, that's right," I agreed."I've noticed that some authors favor particular words, making frequent use of them. Do you have a favorite?"I nodded assuredly and shared my answer. "BECAUSE."My interviewer looked surprised, as though he'd expected an impressive adjective or some rare verb. "That's your favorite word? Why?"I tried not to smirk. "Because."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"There are days when writing is within my power and a story unfolds along a course I've already chosen. And then there are days when the words breathe on their own and take me by the hand, leading me along unfathomed paths. Either way, the end result is this author's fairytale."

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"We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself."

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"Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time, and that stillness without which literature cannot be made."

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"That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers."

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"As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days."

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"What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions."

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"Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die."

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"A writer writesregardless...even though...notwithstanding...despite...at any rate...anyhow...nevertheless...in the face of...undeterred by...heedless of...and because.The true writer simply continues to write."

"What I've learned about writing is that sometimes less is more, while often more is grander. And both are true."

"If you read something, what you have written you ain't gonna like it...- It sounds horrible... so write don't read your own stuff."

"Actually, I enjoy the process of writing a big long novel."

"If you want to be a good writer, internalize the good writers; absorb them; integrate with their souls; embrace their minds; mingle with their life stories; in short, merge with them, lose yourself in them!"

"This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read."

"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."

"Payment and reserved copyright are at bottom the ruin of literature. Only he who writes entirely for the sake of what he has to say writes anything worth writing. It is as if there were a curse on money: every writer writes badly as soon as he starts writing for gain."

"There are days when writing is within my power and a story unfolds along a course I've already chosen. And then there are days when the words breathe on their own and take me by the hand, leading me along unfathomed paths. Either way, the end result is this author's fairytale."

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"We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself."

"Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time, and that stillness without which literature cannot be made."

"That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers."

"As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days."

"What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions."

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"It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail."

"Never have children, only grandchildren."

"Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little."

"Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die."