Writing Quotes

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Mark Twain Quote - I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead. Free

Mark Twain

I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.

Maya Angelou Quote - There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Free

Maya Angelou

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

Oscar Wilde Quote - There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. Free

Oscar Wilde

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.

Mark Twain Quote - My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water. Free

Mark Twain

My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.

Mark Twain Quote - A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it. Free

Mark Twain

A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.

Alan Watts Quote - You do not play a sonata in order to reach the final chord, and if the meanings of things were simply in ends, composers would write nothing but finales. Free

Alan Watts

You do not play a sonata in order to reach the final chord, and if the meanings of things were simply in ends, composers would write nothing but finales.

Maya Angelou Quote - Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life. Free

Maya Angelou

Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.

Oscar Wilde Quote - The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history. Free

Oscar Wilde

The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history.

Maya Angelou Quote - The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart. Free

Maya Angelou

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quote - Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11. Free

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.

Maya Angelou Quote - Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake. Free

Maya Angelou

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.

Amy Winehouse Quote - I always said I never wanted to write about love, but then I went and did that anyway. Free

Amy Winehouse

I always said I never wanted to write about love, but then I went and did that anyway.

Amy Winehouse Quote - All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it’s with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family. Free

Amy Winehouse

All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it’s with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.

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