A Quiver of Quotes
perusing through a recently acquired preview AP textbook, I couldn’t help but appreciate the assortment of writerly quotes sprinkled throughout the book. A collector of words, I knew I had to gather them, and words, like arrows, fly straight, cleaving the mark true and fair when the marksman is skilled and the aim is practiced. (ooh, maybe that will end up in a textbook someday…)
Never mistake motion for action–Ernest Hemingway
It is not necessary to portray many characters. The center of gravity should be in two persons: him and her. —Anton Chekov
Anton Chekhov (Photo credit: blue_paper_cranium)
To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.–Herman Melville
It is the writer’s privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart.–William Faulkner
For me, fiction is life transformed and fueled by imagination.–Dagoberto Gilb
A ration of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason.–Margaret Atwood
When I’m asked what made me into a writer, I point to the watershed experience of coming to this country. Not understanding the language, I had to pay close attention to each word–great training for a writer. —Julia Alvarez
English: Photo of Julia Alvarez from Interview with LaBloga. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.–Sophocles
Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.–Ezra Pound
You must write. It’s not enough to start by thinking. You become a writer by writing.–R.K. Narayan
Between my finger and my thumb
The squat pen rests.
I’ll dig with it.
—Seamus Heaney
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Great collection.
Writing quotes rock, don’t they?
How wonderful!
I love finding new quotes! They are so much fun to share 🙂