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Writing

«Writing is the only trade I know of in which sniveling confessions of extreme incompetence are taken as credentials probative of powers to astound the multitude.»
«Writing well is at one and the same time good thinking, good feeling, and good expression; it is having wit, soul, and taste, all together»
«Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.»
Author: Gloria Steinem (Activist, Writer) | About: Writing | Keywords: something else, writing
«Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.»
«Writing is very much a playground; an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I do.»
«Writing only leads to more writing.»
Author: Sidonie Gabrielle | About: Writing | Keywords: leads, writing
«Writing is the supreme solace.»
«Writing is thinking on paper.»
«Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.»
Author: Truman Capote (Novelist, Playwright, Writer) | About: Writing | Keywords: terrifying, whip
«Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader's mind, or miss it - but talking is like playing at a mark with the pipe of an engine; if it is within reach, and you have time enough, you can't help hitting it»