- Posts tagged Debra Snider
- Explore Debra Snider on posterous
Writing & Writers
QUOTES ON WRITING & WRITERS
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
--Molière
Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
--Mark Twain
I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.
--Isaac Asimov
Writing a novel is like driving at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
--E.L. Doctorow
"Every writer is a frustrated actor who recites his lines in the hidden auditorium of his skull."
--Rod Serling (Great quote, but wholly false in my opinion)
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books.
--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
--G.K. Chesterton
I can't believe it! Reading and writing actually paid off!
--Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons
If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn't hesitate to do so.
--Andre Gide
Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.
--Kurt Vonnegut
Writing & Writers
QUOTES ON WRITING & WRITERS
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
--Molière
Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
--Mark Twain
I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.
--Isaac Asimov
Writing a novel is like driving at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
--E.L. Doctorow
"Every writer is a frustrated actor who recites his lines in the hidden auditorium of his skull."
--Rod Serling (Great quote, but wholly false in my opinion)
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books.
--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
--G.K. Chesterton
I can't believe it! Reading and writing actually paid off!
--Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons
If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn't hesitate to do so.
--Andre Gide
Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.
--Kurt Vonnegut
