The Six Golden Rules
The Six Golden Rules of Writing: Read, read, read, and write, write, write. Ernest Gaines
Writers Reading
Planning to write is
Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you’re doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. E. L. Doctorow
I think we ought
I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. Franz Kafka
Reading maketh a full
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. Francis Bacon
When I get a
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. Desiderius Erasmus
Never trust anyone who
Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them. Daniel Handler
You must find time
You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. Confucius
Books are the quietest
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends. Charles William Eliot
Books are the quietest
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers. Charles William Eliot
It is perfectly okay
It is perfectly okay to write garbage – as long as you edit brilliantly. C. J. Cherryh