Q is for QUOTES on Writing!

“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.” ~Anne Lamott

“Not every one of our desires can be immediately gratified. We’ve got to learn to wait patiently for our dreams to come true, especially on the path we’ve chosen.” ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Seventy percent of a first draft is garbage and 30 percent is gold, but you have to write 100 percent to get that 30.” ~Laurell K. Hamilton

“I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.” ~Françoise Sagan

“There is probably no hell for authors in the next world–they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.” ~C.N. Bovee

“Writing itself is an act of faith, and nothing else.” ~E.B. White

“The only writers who never see their books on the shelves are the ones who give up.” ~Holly Schindler

“Write that next book! Don't pin all your hopes and energy on one project.” ~Kirsten Hubbard

“Always be reflective about why you write–the deepest reason for your passion–and hold on to that gem of knowledge through the hard parts of your writing journey.” ~Laura Resau

“A query letter is like the perfect skirt: long enough to cover everything but short enough to be exciting.” ~Andrea Brown

"An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea." ~Buddha

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” ~Albert Einstein

“The writer’s life is about living and writing. It’s not either/or. It’s not even about striking a balance between writing and living. It’s about combining writing with living in order to be whole.” ~Colleen Sell 

“You are lucky to be one of those people who wishes to build sand castles with words, who is willing to create a place where your imagination can wander. …. This is what separates artists from ordinary people: the belief, deep in our hearts, that if we build our castles well enough, somehow the ocean won’t wash them away. I think this is a wonderful kind of person to be.” ~Anne Lamott

What are your favorite quotes on writing? My Monday Quote Day posts will return May 2!