writing-process

The world would have been a better place if some men had just shut their mouths.

If you are afraid of the critics you will never write a word

You cannot write if you are not angry

Words disappear in the air, but writing remains. If you want something to be remembered about you, write it down

You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology or withdraw your statements

When I write sometimes I strike gold, sometimes I labor in vain and keep producing rubbish

Self-censorship is more efficient than any police. You write and say not what you really think, but what you believe is acceptable. By that process we lose those revolutionary ideas that could change society for the better

Writing is magic happening on paper

Don't believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is true

If I had time, money and knowledge I could write about everything; but no problem, Google is already doing it

You say you have nothing to write about? How do you find things to talk about? You can write about those things you like to talk about, that's your area of expertise

We write, not because we claim to know more than others, but perhaps because we want to know more than others. Writers are explorers

If I can write, who possibly can__. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing

The more genuinely creative [the writer] is, the more he will want his work to develop in accordance with its own nature, and to stand independent of himself

Writing is all about self-expression, we want to speak up, to get it off our chest. Whether we make an impact or not that is not for us to decide

. If you want to write, just write anything that comes into your mind. You will be surprised at how you can force inspiration to stand on your side.

You never know what you will write until you write it

Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselves