What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. ~ Samuel Johnson
On plenty of days the writer can write three or four pages, and on plenty of other days he concludes he must throw them away.~ Annie Dillard
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. ~ Elbert Hubbard
The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. ~ Edwin Schlossberg
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~ Elmore Leonard
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~ William Wordsworth
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~ Anton Chekhov
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music the words make. ~ Truman Capote
Writing is a struggle against silence. ~ Carlos Fuentes
If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write. ~ Stephen King
No author dislikes to be edited as much as he dislikes not to be published. ~ Russell Lynes
I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.~ Pearl S. Buck
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~ Scott Adams
The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. ~ Tom Clancy
Becoming a writer means being creative enough to find the time and the place in your life for writing.~ Heather Sellers
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. ~ Jules Renard
(Ευχαριστώ τον Αστρινό Τσουτσουδάκη που μου έστειλες αυτές τις ωραίες ατάκες για τη γραφή.)
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Ωραία συλλογή :-) Με αφορμή το post βρήκα ένα που μ' άρεσε:
"I have made this [letter] longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter."
Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662), "Lettres provinciales", letter 16, 1657
Πολύ σωστά. Όταν αναγκαστείς να συντομεύσεις ένα κείμενο βλέπεις πόση δουλειά χρειάζεται για να γίνεις σύντομος και ακριβής. Είναι όμως μια πολύ χρήσιμη διαδικασία που δυστυχώς όντως βαριόμαστε να την κάνουμε. Και φλυαρούμε...
Πολύ σωστά. Όταν αναγκαστείς να συντομεύσεις ένα κείμενο βλέπεις πόση δουλειά χρειάζεται για να γίνεις σύντομος και ακριβής. Είναι όμως μια πολύ χρήσιμη διαδικασία που δυστυχώς όντως βαριόμαστε να την κάνουμε. Και φλυαρούμε...
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