10 of my favourite Writing Quotes

For real writers who just have to write

‘There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.’ Maya Angelou.

Show don’t tell

‘Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.’ Anton Chekhov

Just get on with it!

‘Start writing no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.’ Louis L’Amour

The need to edit and then edit some more

‘The first draft of anything is shit.’ Ernest Hemingway

You must walk the walk

‘If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.’ Stephen King

Passion

‘Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.’ William Wordsworth

The joy of writing

‘Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.’ Neil Gaiman

Don’t try to write a certain way – find your own voice

‘Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.’ Franz Kafka

Be bold

‘The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.’ Anais Nin

Why we write

‘All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.’ Friedrich Nietzsche