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Here are ten quotes about writing that make me smile.
1. “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
2. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3. “No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
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4. “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
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5. “Fiction is the truth inside the lie.”
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6. “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
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7. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
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8. “Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.”
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9. “The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.”
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10. “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
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These are wonderful. Great idea to make the post about writing quotes.
Thank you. 🙂
Well, if Maugham didn’t know the rules, then no one does. XD Once Frank Sinatra began — “What is this thing called lo-oove”, and Dean Martin replied, “Brother, if YOU don’t know, then we’re all dead, I’ll tell you that.”
Thank you for sharing. That was great!
I love seeing / reading quotes about books, and some of these about writing are really good too! Always fun to put together quote collections. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting my list today!
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by as well.
I love #1 🙌😂
Isn’t it the best?
These are excellent quotes.
Have a great week!
Thank you. 🙂
No one knows what they are 🤣
That’s a great quote! Awesome list! Thanks for dropping by my page. 🙌🏻
You’re quite welcome. Writing sure does feel that way some days.
These are all lovely quotes!
Thank you. 🙂
I love that Douglas Adams quote. I guess he was a great procrastinator and when he was poking along on one of his books, the publisher made him go to a hotel with his editor and had to stay there until he finished the book. I think he knew the feeling of having deadlines woosh by.
Thank you for sharing the backstory behind it. Too funny!
I think of that Douglas Adams quote a lot! I didn’t actually know it was one of his XD
These are awesome. I laughed at that first one. Nice twist to share quotes about writing.
These are all so good!