After posting My Favorite Writer Quotes last week, I loved the ones submitted in the comments so much that here’s a post of your favorite writer quotes.
“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Submitted by the insightful and delightful Vicki Atkinson of the Victoria Ponders blog
“One thing that helps is to give myself permissions to write badly.” – Lawrence Block
Submitted by the interesting and funny Michael of The Real Reality Show blog
“Remember, the reader is a genius.” – Gerry Petievich
Submitted by the creative and smart E.A. Wickham of the bleuwater blog
“I write to discover what I know.” – Flannery O’Connor
Submitted by the talented and heart-warming Brian of the Writing from the Heart with Brian blog
“If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison
Submitted by the well-read and clever Isobel of the Letz Bee Real blog
I’ve posted a companion piece on my personal blog: Give Me a List
I also post on Mondays at the Heart of the Matter blog, a great shared blog of personal storytelling. My book about my journey to find what fueled my dad’s indelible spark and twinkle can be found on Amazon: Finding My Father’s Faith.
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I love how each of these quotes tells a little truth…with some oomph! Thanks for including my fave Emerson quote, Wynne! 😊
With some “oomph” – right! Perfect way to start the day! 🙂
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! 🥰
A lovely list of wisdom. I especially like “Remember, the reader is a genius.” I don’t know who Gerry Petievich is/was, but smart thinking.
I know – I like that one too. I wasn’t familiar with his name but Elizabeth said he wrote “To Live and Die in LA”
Such great nuggets of wisdom, here and on the original post. I absolutely love the Morrison quote. Almost makes me want to go write something!
Thank you for passing along one of my favorites with all these other favorites.
Thanks for contributing your wisdom, Michael!
What a wonderful list of quotes!!
I think so too! Thanks for the comment!
The Emerson quote is brilliance
I don’t think people, especially on social media where opinions run amok, realize what they say reflects on them as a person
Intelligence is a loose concept on FB, but only the individual loses when they hurt their character and how others perceive them
An incredible point, silversky87. Right! Social media does seem like a place where it’s easy to forget that everything redounds back to the person speaking. Great comment!
I wasn’t able to write last night and I’m blaming it on you Wynne!!!! 🙂 Ha, ha, I’m just kidding, but let me explain. Since your post on quotes on writing, I’ve been spending way too much time searching the web for author quotes and writing advice. My favorites are the ones, like you’ve selected, that teach you something about the craft, but then also offer wisdom on life as well. These new ones are wonderful. Love them. I love too how they inspire. They inspire me to keep digging and working on my craft. Thank you!!!!!
I love your perspective about learning about the craft and life as well. They go hand-in-hand, right? So sorry that the Internet is eating up your sleep time, dear Brian…. 🙂
Ha, ha, I’ll manage. Love great quotes about writing!
Permission to write badly- so true and so helpful!! We can apply that to many other things too 🤩
Love these quotes! What a great idea for a post!