Writing in all its forms is a fantastic way to cultivate self-expression, build communication, and spark creativity.
Whether you find that inspiration comes to you right away or takes a little coaxing instead, it sometimes helps to look to writers who have come before you for encouragement.
That’s why we’ve collected a few of our favourite quotes from authors who know a thing or two about the craft of writing.
Write drunk, edit sober.
– Ernest Hemingway
Writers live twice.
– Natalie Goldberg
Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.
– Ayn Rand
There is no greater power on this earth than story.
– Libba Bray
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
– C.S. Lewis
Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
– Oscar Wilde
Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.
– Lisa See
If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.
– Stephen King
A writer is a world trapped in a person.
– Victor Hugo
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
– Joseph Heller
Dropped waivers.