Writing Quotes 7

From Kate’s Writing Crate…


Quotes that inspire me:

         

Books take on a life of their own and they find their own destiny. That is the sorcery of literature.

                             --Elena Poniatowska

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, and familiar things new.

                             --Samuel Johnson

Every piece of writing you enjoy contains a lesson for your own writing.

                             --Kim Stafford

Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn’t wait to get to work in the morning: I wanted to know what I was going to say.

                             --Sharon O’Brien

The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.

                             --Edwin Schlossberg

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

                             --E. B. White

Putting words together in a way which is unique, to me, is something I still think is one of the most thrilling things that one can do in one’s life.

                             --Seymour Simon