first – catsignal

Quotable 482

Posted on May 3, 2023May 2, 2023 by bryon

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.
– James Fenton

One of the first things I tell my classes is, “If you want to write, keep a low overhead.”
– Grace Paley

winter storm nears –
first few snowflakes
cross the county line

Writing doesn’t get easier with time; every novel is a first novel.
– John le Carré

first time back
only one masked
at the meeting

fall’s first
snow forecast –
new popcorn popper

Finish your book – one crappy first draft is worth more than a thousand perfect first pages.
– Delilah S. Dawson

The first rule of writing fiction: Make me care.
– Kurt Busiek

Self-trust is the first secret of success.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson