Quotes About Writing

Occasionally it does hit me, the words on a page. And I still love doing that, as I have for the last 60 years.

If I write something, I fear it will happen, and if I love too much, I fear I will lose that person; nevertheless, I cannot stop writing or loving.

And when we are writing the life of a woman, we may, it is agreed, waive our demand for action, and substitute love instead. Love, the poet has said, is a woman's whole existence.

How can I describe how much I love you? Is it even possible to describe a love like that? I don't know, but as I sit here with pen in hand, I know that I have to try.

I'm working on a second cookbook and am working on my love story, 'Black Heels to Tractor Wheels.

Writing. Love is writing.

I love to read. But I loved to read a lot longer than I started to love writing.

Having a point to start is important. You know that when you decide to write something it's like a commitment. It's like falling in love.

Write like you're in love. Edit like you're in charge.

People die from typewriters falling on their heads.

I think I am probably in love with silence, that other world. And that I write, in some way, to negotiate seriously with it.

I love revisions...We can't go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest.

I really love fantasy. I have to say it is my favourite genre to read and one of the genres I love the most to write.

To write, you need to find what you love.

I love to sing and I really love to write, but in terms of being onstage, I'm not that comfortable.

Of all the reasons for wanting to write, the only one that nurtures us through time is love of the work itself.

Writing is like a love affair: the beginning is the best part.

I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love.

I love to tell stories. I love to tell stories the way I tell them, not the way anybody else tells them. I am all the time writing a novel.

I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.

Love is easy, and I love writing. You can't resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you're in love.

Write what you love and love what you write.

Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.

Writing about something specific, in my mind, was overwhelming, so I wrote about art because I love art and I know I can say a couple of funny things about art.