In literary seductions, it is writing that seduces, and not the writer.
{Frances Wilson}
There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.
{Christopher Morley}
Writing is an act of love. If not, it is merely paperwork.
{Jean Cocteau}
When you make music or write or create, it's really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is you're writing about at the time.
{Lady Gaga}
Writing is an art, and artistic expression requires that the artist follow his heart.
{Terry Brooks}
There is only one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of only one syllable. I love. I have loved. I will love.
{Audrey Niffenegger}
It's hard to explain how much one can love writing. If people knew how happy it can make you, we would all be writing all the time. It's the greatest secret of the world.
{Andrea Barrett}
I wish you a wrestling match with your Creative Muse that will last a lifetime. I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon you. May you live with hysteria, and out of it make fine stories. Which finally means, may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.
{Ray Bradbury}
Happy Monday and happy writing, Zigzaggers!
24 comments:
LOve the Andrea Barrett quote.
Nice Valentine's Day edition! I love Bradbury's benediction. :)
Maybe I'll buy manuscript chocolates and roses:) Good quotes.
There's something about using the word 'seductions' and 'literary' that makes me go Ooh....
Writing seduces and not the writer, I agree. Great quotes.
Lady Gaga' quote caught me by surprise although it really shouldn't have.
LOL at Gaga's quote... it is now awkward between my writing and me. o_o
Happy Quote Monday Laura. :)
Love the Jean Cocteau quote.
I too like Bradbury. Great quotes for Monday.
greatest secret! perfect! shhhh!
Awesome quote collection today--I love the Lady Gaga one :) Truth!
Happy Monday! I identify with #3. If you don't love your writing, it just becomes paperwork. Who wants that?
I love how happy writing makes me.
These are so fun and inspiring! Gaga's made me chuckle. I like Christopher Morley's likening a real book to falling in love. So true. :)
Inspiring quotes. Bradbury is so right. We wrestle with our muse every time we sit down to write.
I think you should combine the third and fourth ones. :)
I LOVE this! Thanks for sharing these inspirational quotes! I'd never heard of some of them. :)
Wonderful quotes about writing and love...just in time for Valentine's Day around the corner!
*snort* only Lady Gaga would say something like that. I'm never going to view writing the same way again after reading that.
I love Jean Cocteau's quote, too. I need to write that somewhere I can see it every time I write.
Ray Bradbury...perfect. Such wonderful quotes, great post! :)
I truly hope the agent with my manuscript agrees with Christopher Morley & Jean Cocteau. That would be brilliant.
Also, I'm constantly having condomless sex with my writing.
Ooh, perfect quotes for Valentine's Day!
Oh I love the Jean Cocteau quote!
Hello, everyone!
I'm so glad you like these quotes so much!! Every Monday this month will be love-themed writing quotes! <3
Thank you so much for visiting and commenting, and a great big shout-out to my new followers! I hope you enjoy the future posts I have in store for you!
Love,
Laura
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