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Favorite quotes about writing

Favorite quotes about writing

Favorite quotes about writing

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My all-time favorite:

"I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!"

- Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbs)

RE: Favorite quotes about writing

Some good quotes on writing.

http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/writing/

One of my favorites:

"All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things."
Bobby Knight (1940 - )

RE: Favorite quotes about writing

One on writing:

"Nobody understands you in this century unless you swear every other word. You'll find it in all the literature of the era: Jacqueline Susann, the novels of Harrold Robbins." -- Kirk
"Ah, the giants." -- Spock (Star Trek IV)

How about a reader's quote:

"You can't appreciate Shakespeare until you've read him in the original Klingon." -- General Chang (Star Trek VI)

RE: Favorite quotes about writing

I know it's not a writing-related quote, but I can't resist...

"Only Nixon could go to China." --Spock

RE: Favorite quotes about writing

If you can't annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.
--Kingsley Amis

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