100 Quotes About Writing Inspiration

Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. The funny thing is that, although writing has been my actual job for several years now, I still seem to have to fight for time in which to do it. Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance. I must therefore guard the time allotted to writing as a Hungarian Horntail guards its firstborn egg. . J.k. Rowling

Being a writer all boils down to this: It's you, in a chair, staring at a page. And you're either going to stay in that chair until words are written, or you're going to give up and walk away. The great writers have to fight for their words. They have to choose to write, choose words over distractions, and their characters over their friends. Great writers can be lonely, exhausted souls. But through our characters, we live. Alessandra Torre

The Throes of Poetry - Hymns formed from groans of acquaintance, its rhythm weaving between tranquility, compassions, and peril - like bare feet stomping on broken glass - bleeds, recoils, then steps again. Traci Lea LaRussa

The internet is killing the art of writing. The big "publish" button begs you to publish even before you go back and make one single edit, and as if this was not enough, you have instant readers who praise your writing skills! - Bangambiki Habyarimana

I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking. Bangambiki Habyarimana

I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide Bangambiki Habyarimana

One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants Bangambiki Habyarimana

When is now. A.D. Posey

In order to protect their good names for posterity, many writers never wrote what they thought or the truth as it stood. That's why truth still lies hidden in matters of power, sex and religion. No wonder they chose to do so, many who dared paid with their heads Bangambiki Habyarimana

I know, not everyone will like what I write, but writing is not about trying to please everybody. E.a. Bucchianeri

As long you are still living, you can achieve far more than you could ever imagined Benjamin Suulola

If you are writing fiction, think like a god. Release all the power of your imagination; create worlds and destroy them at your will, create as many miracles as your story needs Bangambiki Habyarimana

You -have- to love your monster. Philippa Dowding

Grab a pen and your turf will have no limits. Nadun Lokuliyanage

The world would have been a better place if some men had just shut their mouths. Bangambiki Habyarimana

I am what I have ever read Bangambiki Habyarimana

We write, not because we claim to know more than others, but perhaps because we want to know more than others. Writers are explorers Bangambiki Habyarimana

Words disappear in the air, but writing remains. If you want something to be remembered about you, write it down Bangambiki Habyarimana

A writer is never alone, he is always with himself Bangambiki Habyarimana

You say you have nothing to write about? How do you find things to talk about? You can write about those things you like to talk about, that's your area of expertise Bangambiki Habyarimana

. If you want to write, just write anything that comes into your mind. You will be surprised at how you can force inspiration to stand on your side. Bangambiki Habyarimana

You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology or withdraw your statements Bangambiki Habyarimana

Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselves Bangambiki Habyarimana

Sometimes I have a good idea, something I wish I could remember, and instead of writing it down, commit it to my memory only to disappear when I needed it. Write your ideas as they come, if you wait it will be too long and you may not recover it. It may get destroyed as it is to seed to and fro in the ever rushing river of our thoughts Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you are afraid of the critics you will never write a word Bangambiki Habyarimana

You never know what you will write until you write it Bangambiki Habyarimana

Write it as you see in your own perspective, you may be right or wrong but then what, that's how you see it Bangambiki Habyarimana

How do you feel when you read stuff written by dead authors? A visit by a ghost? Bangambiki Habyarimana

You cannot write if you are not angry Bangambiki Habyarimana

You cannot write if you are not on fire Bangambiki Habyarimana

Writing is sharing. You share what you have. Great writers have more to share Bangambiki Habyarimana

People speak even after their death. Only do speak those who have recorded their speech in writing before they die, the rest go silent forever Bangambiki Habyarimana

The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them with his own people, all by the powers of his imagination. It's the closest a man can come close to the gods. No wonder the most successful writers are considered immortals Bangambiki Habyarimana

Self-censorship is more efficient than any police. You write and say not what you really think, but what you believe is acceptable. By that process we lose those revolutionary ideas that could change society for the better Bangambiki Habyarimana

Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers Bangambiki Habyarimana

A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him. He can hear the devil’s defense and god’s accusations. The guards at the king’s heart let him in. The writer can be anything and any one he wants. When he writes he is a god, he creates. Bangambiki Habyarimana

If I can write, who possibly can’t. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing Bangambiki Habyarimana

The power of the writer is to capture the thoughts live and present them as they appeared in his mind Bangambiki Habyarimana

Writing is self-pleasure Bangambiki Habyarimana

Writing is all about self-expression, we want to speak up, to get it off our chest. Whether we make an impact or not that is not for us to decide Bangambiki Habyarimana

If I had time, money and knowledge I could write about everything; but no problem, Google is already doing it Bangambiki Habyarimana

Writing is magic happening on paper Bangambiki Habyarimana

Every book is worth reading. If it cannot make you wiser it will make you a critic Bangambiki Habyarimana

Today almost everybody is a writer, the enormous publish button on blogs and websites begs you everywhere to click on it! And bam you are a writer. To hell with agents and publishing houses and rejection letters. Immortality for you is on the click of a mouth! We are advancing at the speed of light! You can become an author at 140 characters. To hell with long winding sentences and long hours of scratching the head, the immortals of today instantly get a "like" and they instantly enter the pantheon! They seat side by side Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, St Paul, Buddha, Martin Luther, Rousseau, Bangambiki…. Bangambiki Habyarimana

When I write sometimes I strike gold, sometimes I labor in vain and keep producing rubbish Bangambiki Habyarimana

Don't believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is true Bangambiki Habyarimana

I could write about how I feel when I sing, write and create something from heartbreak, sorrow, sadness or just simply nothingness. How nothingness can become the most beautiful, unexplainable feeling that makes you forget about gravity for an hour. Charlotte Eriksson

I was working in silence seeking no appreciation or respect from any one. And it is always the silence from which great literature is born. Abhijit Naskar

You flourish one hushed breath at a time. Imagine all you can build word by single word. Laurie Seidler

You are lucky to be one of those people who wishes to build sand castles with words, who is willing to create a place where your imagination can wander. Anne Lamott

Life is a book. There are many pages to be written. Lailah Gifty Akita

And because the world is too big and time is too short and you only have one life to live, read! A.A. Patawaran

The grace of writing is upon me. I love writing. I write daily. Lailah Gifty Akita

Oil may run out, liquidity may dry up, but as long as ink flows freely, the next chapter of Life will continue to be written. Alex Morritt

We are inspired by divine power to write. Lailah Gifty Akita

Dementia isn’t the only place that memories are found to be flawed–people find out they can’t rely on their memories every day. People blindsided in relationships. People who find out their truth is a lie. People pulled from trauma. People awakened, as in Anna and Eve. I wondered: If you can’t use memories to steer your life, what can you use? I didn’t know. It was why I had to write this book. . Sally Hepworth

One does not travel, any more than one falls in love, to collect material. It is simply part of one's life... Evelyn Waugh

Not all writers are silently suffering inside. But it certainly helps. Joyce Rachelle

Don't just write a strong female protagonist. Be one. A.D. Posey

Passionate attraction to someone of the opposite sex will make a hero or a fool of a novelist each time. Roman Payne

Basically, writers write because they have something to say... Everyone has a story in them, writers merely decide to share it with the world... Virginia Alison

When we sit down to write, we psychically enter a sanctuary. This safe haven is our own personal space where we can say whatever is on our mind, where we can talk about what matters most to us, where we can imagine the kind of world that we would like to live. Rob Bignell

..here's the editor's prescription, writer: 1000 words daily until next checkup. Rob Bignell

Replace your old books with the book you've always wanted to write. Rob Bignell

Every word I write is another stroke that takes me to the shore of a completed book. Rob Bignell

Every word I write is a seed that I may nurture into a small, beautiful poem or a tall, soaring tree. Rob Bignell

Your first written sentence is the foundation of all of your dreams. Rob Bignell

Folding the laundry, completing another project at work, or watching television for the next hour doesn’t build your writing muscles. It only leaves them flabby. Rob Bignell

By writing, we partake in something greater than ourselves. Pick up pen and paper or take a seat at your computer today and create something of beauty. Rob Bignell

...writing allows us to reposition ourselves so we can see what is otherwise in our mental blind spots or those things about oneself and the world that we neither can see nor understand from the spot where we stand. Rob Bignell

Everybody is born with a little bit of writer in them. We all come with the desire to work hard to see our creations come to life on the page. But it is those who choose to do something about this passion that has been ignited inside of them that are true writers. Brian A. McBride

You connect yourself to the viewer by by sharing something that is inside of you that connects with something inside of him. All you have as your guide is that you know what moves you. Steven Brust

I am sorry, I am not a writer. I simply put my thoughts on paper. Those helped by them call them a book and me a writer. Those who are not helped call it rubbish and me a fool. Both have reason. Bangambiki Habyarimana

One day I will write a book. An epitaph Bangambiki Habyarimana

Every book has its ancestors Bangambiki Habyarimana

Writing is exposing yourself to strangers Bangambiki Habyarimana

Writing is a competition between the writer and the page. When the page wins, you fail as a writer. Bangambiki Habyarimana

Write and your experiences with others. Never underestimate your writings. It can bring hope and inspiration to many people. Lailah Gifty Akita

The moment I realize I just stayed up until five in the morning writing is that moment I know I am meant to be a writer. Anastasia Bolinder

Each time I write, I reaffirm my soul. Rob Bignell

Writing heals my heart like no pill ever could. Rob Bignell

Every book I've read appears in my writing. Rob Bignell

...you are a writer the moment you start writing, not when you've sold your first book. Rob Bignell

True authors don't write for fame or to make a name or money, they write to make impact Bernard Kelvin Clive

The books we read in childhood don't exist anymore; they sailed off with the wind, leaving bare skeletons behind. Whoever still has in him the memory and marrow of childhood should rewrite these books as he experienced them. Bruno Schulz

They go to Paris to learn how to make bombs and they come back having learned only how to write poetry, which they think is more explosive. Rana Dasgupta

Keep traveling, even if you don't know where the road will end. Lailah Gifty Akita

Words are the writer's sorcery, our dark arts and our sleight of hand. They're our enchantment and our temptation Karl Wiggins

If a writer writes something that he or she has never experienced, I think the reader can sense right away that it is garbage. The only thing that can replace experience, though, is imagination; however it takes experience to grow an imagination. Roman Payne

I believe you can consider yourself a successful prose writer when the number of words you put on a page each day is equal to, or greater than, the number of milligrams of mind-altering chemicals you ingest in that day. (Note: this rule does not apply to poets who write in the short-form. You, my boys and girls, are free as birds! ) Roman Payne

A real piece of writing is one in which the writer has tried to enrich not only the book, but also his understanding of the words. The words themselves have to be open to new ideas and suggestions, and the writer himself must have the audacity to attempt new things and to risk failure Karl Wiggins

Every one of the big breakthroughs in the art of literature have possibly started as what many would call a ludicrous or even laughable idea as the writer occasionally balances a routine piece with an investment in the eccentric and untried. Over time, the reward is usually worth the risk Karl Wiggins

Dreams are there for those who dare to dream them. R.K. King