Writing Quotes
When the passage “All men are born free and equal,” when that passage was being written were not some of the signers legalised owners of slaves?
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville When I first thought about writing the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I never originally meant to have children in it at all!
Roald DahlRoald Dahl I find myself absolutely fulfilled when I have written a poem.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath Writing is mainly perspiration, not inspiration.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl It’s quite sad that some words never reach the person they were written for.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.
Graham GreeneGraham Greene You will find poems hidden on my whole body, Which I would never be able to put into words and write them out.
Daniela SenickDaniela Senick Quarantine means more writing.
Olivia RodrigoOlivia Rodrigo I am too fond of reading books to care to write them.
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde Dear Child of God, I write these words because we all experience sadness, we all come at times to despair, and we all lose hope that the suffering in our lives and in the world will ever end.
Tutu DesmondTutu Desmond Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.
Kendrick LamarKendrick Lamar Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien I don’t write because there’s an audience. I write because there is literature.
Susan SontagSusan Sontag Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.
Ray BradburyRay Bradbury For my best poems were all written when I felt the worst. When I was happy, I didn’t write anything.
Langston HughesLangston Hughes A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
Toni MorrisonToni Morrison