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The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.
Action
Lee Iacocca

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Writing is the incurable itch that possesses many.
Writers and Writing
(Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal

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The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.
Writers and Writing
Walter Savage Landor

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The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing.
Books - Reading
Martin Luther

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Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.
Writers and Writing
Norman Mailer

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There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
Writers and Writing
W. Somerset Maugham

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Writing crystallizes thought and thought produces action.
Writers and Writing
Paul J. Meyer

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Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
Writers and Writing
Olin Miller

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I always write a good first line, but I have trouble in writing the others.
Writers and Writing
Moliere

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Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.
Writers and Writing
Iris Murdoch

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I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best.
Excellence
Flannery O'Connor

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Political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.
Politicians and Politics
George Orwell

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The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.
Writers and Writing
Blaise Pascal

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Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living.
Writers and Writing
Harold Pinter

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Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.
Literature
Jules Renard

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Easy writings curse is hard reading.
Writers and Writing
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Writing is not a profession, but a vocation of unhappiness.
Writers and Writing
Georges Simenon

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Like swimming, riding, writing, or playing golf, happiness can be learned.
Happiness
Boris Sokoloff

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Writing is the continuation of politics by other means.
Writers and Writing
Philippe Sollers

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The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.
Writers and Writing
John Steinbeck

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Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
Writers and Writing
Gloria Steinem

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Let's face it, writing is hell.
Writers and Writing
William Styron

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All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
Writers and Writing
Source Unknown

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A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships.
Theater
Gore Vidal

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Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.
Fiction
Gore Vidal

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun