Favorite Quotations

“The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.” Anais Nin

“Spill, do not write. Just spill it all out.” Tyler Knott Gregson

“When I have little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.” Desiderius Eramus

“If you’re dating a writer and they don’t write about you – whether it’s good or bad – then they don’t love you. They just don’t. Writers fall in love with the people they find inspiring.” Jamie Anne Royce

“The wastebasket is a writer’s best friend.” Isaac Bashevis Singer

“I think the hardest part about writing is writing.” Nora Ephron

“Just do it. It doesn’t matter if people like it. As long as you’re happy.” David Bailey

“I am a writer, and I will finish the s**t that I started.” Chuck Wendig, “The Writer’s Prayer”

“I write because writing is power. Writing is creation. When you write you are a god, a deity wielding his pen like some Harry Potter staff, making whatever you want to happen, happen. By sheer force of will and some clever word placement, I can arrange all of these little symbols together to invoke emotions […]

“The pen to a writer is like a cigarette to a smoker; they need it to take the edge off.” Kellie Elmore