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The wastebasket is a writer’s best friend. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov
Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. ~Gene Fowler
A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the other one. ~Baltasar Gracián
If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that’s read by persons who move their lips when they’re reading to themselves. ~Don Marquis
If I’m trying to sleep, the ideas won’t stop. If I’m trying to write, there appears a barren nothingness. ~Carrie Latet
Authorship is exhibitionism, and readers a species of voyeur. ~Carrie Latet
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~Elmore Leonard
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. ~E.L. Doctorow
Never judge a book by its movie. ~JW Eagan