Writing Quotes

"The use of criticism, in periodical writing, is to sift, not to stamp a work" "If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like cats" "I want to see thirst inside the syllables" "Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly they’ll go through anything You read and you’re pierced" "The art of art, the glory of expression, and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity" "A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return" "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed" "Forget your personal tragedy. We are all bitched from the start and you especially have to be hurt like hell before you can write seriously. But when you get the damned hurt use it—don’t cheat with it" "In order to write about life first you must live it" "A writer should be as objective as a chemist." "It is easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook." "The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly." "A story is an invitation, and a challenge, and a choice all at once" "The best way to get over a woman is to turn her into literature" "The very reason I write is so that I might not sleepwalk through my entire life" "Immature poets imitate mature poets steal" "Although every great writer will recognized as unique, the fact is that the art of literature is not just an individual voice but a relationship between writer and reader" "I have nothing to declare except my genius." "What good is a book that does not even transport us beyond all books" "If you don't like someone's story, write your own "