The thread of Inspirational (maybe) writer quotes

[Highlander II]

Okay - yeah - snagged these from mlewys, I don't think she'll mind -- and this is only a taste, you can go to her journal and read a lot more!

So, first, thanks to mlewys for posting all these really great quotes!

Now - on to the quotes--

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear which is inherent in the human situation. - Graham Greene

If you can't annoy somebody with what you write, I think there's little point in writing. - Kingsley Amis

I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true. - Dorothy Parker

Why do people always expect authors to answer questions? I am an author because I want to ASK questions. If I had answers I'd be a politician.
~ Eugene Ionesco

A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
~ Thomas Mann

This is one of my personal faves:

Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armour and attacked a hot fudge sunday.
~ Kurt Vonnegut

This one is really good:

All writers are discontent. That's because they're aware of a potential and believe they're not reaching it.
~ William Saroyan

Okay - that's a taste - hit mlewys' LJ for more!!

And post ones that you come across!!

[Diamond9697]

This one is a personal favorite...

"If you practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodes and heartbeats." ~ Richard Bach