Writing Quotes

This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.

I dream too much, work too little.

Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun with it.

Rather than rewriting the law under the pretense of interpreting it, the Court should have left it to Congress to decide what to do about the Act’s limitation of tax credits to state Exchanges.

I’ve written poetry most of my life.

Though I had never written a memoir, I was confident that given enough time, I could do a serviceable job. Not elegant, but blunt, informative and funnier than most readers would expect.

I don’t even know how to Direct Message someone on Instagram. I still write letters.

It wasn’t until I was named Youth Poet Laureate of L.A. in high school though that I officially began calling myself a poet. I just always loved writing, period.

Adverbs are a sign that you’ve used the wrong verb.

What I’d like to be above all is a writer.