Quotation of the Week for Writers: Ann Patchett
“Ask me if writing can be taught, and I say yes. But I can’t teach you how to have something to say.”
–Ann Patchett
Source: @Quotes4Writers
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Quotation of the Week: Joyce Carol Oates
“Novels begin not on the page, but in meditation and day-dreaming, in thinking not writing.”
–Joyce Carol Oates
Source: @TatianadeRosnay
(I find this particular quotation reassuring at the moment. How about you?)
Quotation of the Week for Writers: Maya Angelou
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
–Maya Angelou
Source: Goodreads
Quotation of the Week: Andre Dubus III
This post should really be titled “Quotations of the Week,” because I’m sending you to an item on WritersDigest.comthat features a number of thought-provoking quotations from author Andre Dubus III.
Here is the quotation that’s probably my favorite:
“Even a day writing badly for me is 10 times better than a day where I don’t write at all.”
See which one(s) resonate with you.
Quotation of the Week: Gerald Stern (via Michael Steinberg)
“All writers are full-time readers. That’s our job description. When we have some free time, we write.”
–Gerald Stern
Quoted by Michael Steinberg, in a worthy post, “Reading Like a Writer,” on Steinberg’s new blog.