Remind yourself, every day, that you’re doing this to try to find something out about yourself, about the world, about words and how they fit together. Writing is investigation. Just keep seeking.
– Naomi Alderman
Tag: world
Quotable 426
When you’re working very hard you’re not lonely; you are the whole damn world.
– Shelby Foote
Quotable 336
One reason I write is to examine other ways the world could be.
– Kate Elliott
Quotable 322
Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
– Tom Stoppard
Quotable 297
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.
– John Steinbeck
Quotable 214
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
– Nancy H. Kleinbaum
(said by Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society)
Quotable 184
Fiction is dangerous because it shows you that the world doesn’t have to be like the one you live in.
– Neil Gaiman
Quotable 174
Writing well isn’t merely a utilitarian skill. It is about developing a rational grace and energy in your conversation with the world around you.
– Verlyn Klinkenborg