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Writing Quotes:

1. “Write what should not be forgotten.”

– Isabel Allende

"Write what should not be forgotten."

- Isabel Allende

2. “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”

– Louis L’Amour

"Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on."

- Louis L'Amour ( witting quotes)

3. “Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.”

– E.L. Doctorow

"Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go."

- E.L. Doctorow

4. “The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.”

– Gustave Flaubert

"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe."

- Gustave Flaubert 
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5. “You can make anything by writing.”

– C.S. Lewis

"You can make anything by writing."

- C.S. Lewis

6. “Every writer I know has trouble writing.”

– Joseph Heller

"Every writer I know has trouble writing."

- Joseph Heller
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7. “Write hard and clear about what hurts.”

– Ernest Hemingwaynsans

"Write hard and clear about what hurts." 

- Ernest Hemingwaynsans

8. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

– Steve Jobs

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

- Steve Jobs

9. “Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.”

– Stephen King

"Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open."

- Stephen King

10. “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”

– Stephen King

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot."

 - Stephen King
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11. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

– Maya Angelou

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." 

- Maya Angelou

12. “Easy reading is damn hard writing.”

– Nathaniel Hawthorne

"Easy reading is damn hard writing."

- Nathaniel Hawthorne
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13. “The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.”

– Anaïs Nin

"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say." 

- Anaïs Nin

14. “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things: read a lot and write a lot.”

– J.K. Rowling

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things: read a lot and write a lot."

- J.K. Rowling
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15. “The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.”

– Gustave Flaubert

"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe."

- Gustave Flaubert

16. “The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”

– Terry Pratchett

"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."

- Terry Pratchett

17. “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”

– Anne Frank

"I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn."
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- Anne Frank

18. “Write what should not be forgotten.”

– Isabel Allende

"Write what should not be forgotten."

- Isabel Allende

19. “The only writer to whom you should compare yourself is the writer you were yesterday.”

– David Schlosser

"The only writer to whom you should compare yourself is the writer you were yesterday."

- David Schlosser

20. “Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.”

– Ayn Rand

"Words are a lens to focus one's mind." 

- Ayn Rand
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21. “Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.”

– E.L. Doctorow

"Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go."

- E.L. Doctorow

22. “A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.”

– Karl Kraus

"A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer."

- Karl Kraus

23. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

– Maya Angelou

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

- Maya Angelou
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24. “Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.”

– Lawrence Clark Powell

"Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow."

- Lawrence Clark Powell

25. “Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.”

– Larry L. King

"Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts."

- Larry L. King

26. “Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.”

– Gloria Steinem

"Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else."

- Gloria Steinem
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27. “Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.”

– Natalie Goldberg

"Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open."

- Natalie Goldberg

28. “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”

– Toni Morrison

"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."

- Toni Morrison
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