You can’t depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus.
{Mark Twain}
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
{Sylvia Plath}
It is impossible to discourage the real writers–they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.
{Sinclair Lewis}
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
{James Bryce}
I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves.
{E.M. Forster}
‘Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are’ is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you re-read.
{François Mauriac}
When you re-read a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than was there before.
{Clifton Fadiman}
When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them–then the rest will be valuable.
{Mark Twain}
Happy Monday and happy writing, Zigzaggers!!!
13 comments:
And self doubt killing creativity is so true - and worrying about the rules too much!
Mark Twain's at the bottom had me giggling. I love when there is humor mixed in! Happy Monday, fabulous!
I love Clifton's quote.
OH, I love all these quotes! Especially the one about self-doubt. Thanks for brightening my Monday!
~JD
Love em. Especially the ones about being a different reader.
Sylvia Plath's and Sinclair Lewis's are especially encouraging. Thanks for sharing! :)
I can't kill my adjectives! But I could hurt them. LOL
Happy Monday!
The Forster quote is deep!
Love the François Mauriac quote. :)
my fave is that you cant discourage a real writer! aint it the truth! thanks for th inspiration!
Laura- I agree! Worrying about the rules too much is no good.
Jen- Me too! Twain usually had amusing things to say about writing.
Diane- I like that one too because it's totally true.
Justine- You are welcome! Hope you have a great week.
Matthew- I like that one too!
Shelley- You're welcome! I'm glad the quotes encouraged you today.
Jennifer- LoL, I hear ya!!
Alex- It sure is. Definitely a quote that makes you think!
Karen- I love that one! I'm a little wary of people who don't ever re-read a book.
Tara- I love that too! We writers are a tenacious bunch. :)
I love that last quote by Mark Twain - that's excellent advice!
Susan- I think so too! It's great advice to make your writing stand out even better.
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