Quotable Quotes: Words and Writers
by Miki Saxon
I love words. Words are why you visit and how we get to know each other.
There are hundreds of quotes about words and writers, so I picked a few of that would give you more insight into moi.
The first thing you need to understand is that, for me at least, writing is easy; as Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith said, “There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.”
My goal has always been the same—to effortlessly pleasure my readers, but, as Nathaniel Hawthorne points out, “Easy reading is damn hard writing.”
Mark Twain said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug,” and I dearly love a good lightening storm.
Isaac Bashevis Singer, “The wastebasket is a writer’s best friend,” but today the delete key is for most of us, although not all.
I often get asked why I keep writing when I get so little feedback from my readers and I can do no better than quote E.L. Doctorow to explain, “Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”
Finally, for all those who think that I and my fellow writers, past and present work hard just to supply you with great words, sans footnotes or attribution, with which to dazzle your professors, bosses and friends take heed of the words of Jen T. Verbumessor, “Imitation is the highest form of pissing me off. Quit stealing my content and violating my copyright.”
Hat tip to the Quote Garden for making my search so simple.
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August 2nd, 2010 at 1:46 pm
That was great Miki! Especially enjoyed the last one, hehehe!
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Thanks Julie. Yeah, I also love the last one. If the subject interests you, be sure to take a look at my post this Thursday (8/5).