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Writing Quotes

I am writing you from inside a body that used to be yours. Which is to say, I am writing as a son
Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke
Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent
Stereotypes, they're sensual, cultural weapons. That's the way that we attack people. At an artistic level, stereotypes are terrible writing.
I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.
I am a better person when I am writing, and I am probably a better mother because I can focus all that laser attention on these characters rather than worrying about my kids.
Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream
Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like
I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am.
I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.
Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.