Quotations
Writer
Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope to, some day, find something to say.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make.
- Truman Capote
Most people write so they can remember things; I write to forget.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money.
- Karl Marx
After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.
- Jean Cocteau
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
- Nelson Mandela
Writing is the art of repeating oneself without anyone noticing.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The writer must be playful and serious at the same time.
- W. Somerset Maugham
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
- Voltaire
If the truth is there, bad writing won’t hurt it!
- Alfred Adler
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