There are some great ones here in this post at the Urban Muse, and nearly all apply to blogging as well as other kinds of writing.
Here are two of my favorites, quite germane to our project here:
Anyone can become a writer. The trick is staying a writer.
~Harlan Ellison“I write when I’m inspired, and I see to it that I’m inspired to write at 9 o’clock every morning.” ~Peter De Vries
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My favorite: “Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted.” ~Jules Renard
It is the best way to express yourself without others assuming you are rude for wanting to express how you feel right then and there.
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Love the first quote so much that it’s my new tagline on my blog, no way someone can interrupt me on my blog!
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I like The Urban Muse. This one is funny:
“Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté.” ~Margaret Atwood
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Anyone can become a writer, true. And there is somewhat of a trick to staying a writer, I admit. However, answer this question: Is a real writer still a writer if he is not writing?
He is.
Knowing this is the beginning of it all.
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Do you truly believe this?
Because your question has been my question just about all my life —
And this despite having published two books and numerous articles and stories, reviews, etc.
Because I do not write all the time, my answer has always been: S/he is not.
So I’m very interested to know more about your strong conviction.
What is it the beginning of?
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Love this quote: “Whether or not you write well, write bravely.” ~Bill Stout
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Nice.
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Definitely encourages a person to keep on writing! Love this one!
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To date, my favorite writing quote is by the ever so great Alice Walker:
“Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.”
Powerful statement. Within all of us is the energy of eros and thanatos. Only a matter of choice makes someone passionate about expression but also disgusted with injustice able to write with force but not harm nor inflict harm on others. To think that those who cannot do this, those that resort to violence, with words or with arms are so different than us who do not is to not know the human psyche. As Freud is quoted, “Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.” It’s a thin but ever so reverent line between passion and psychosis. Thin.
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Is it only me having difficulties opening this link?
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I just added some quotes to my site… Not blog related but I like them!
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Hey, i would love a bonus foto tip for the foto bloggers out there.
In the poll i saw a lot of people wanted that. Are you going to do that?
Please respond.
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Thanks so much for the link, Scott! Appreciate it.
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What a great post on a great blog. Will this continue after 2011? I may not be able to do the post a day thing next year, but I will definitley do the post a week task and have a ‘I’m part of post a week 2012’ on my blog (if available!).
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Something great to feel a sense of living like this, but what the true age of this dream
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This is my first Postaday post and wow, the Anais Nin quote that was offered on the Blog ignited something big for me. THANK YOU. (I linked to it under my name and email here if you care to read.)
Here’s a writing quote to add to the word-fire:
“I don’t want for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has to get down to work.”
Audre Lorde
Happy writing, everyone!
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Very true quotes, thanks for posting them!
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“Writing well means never having to say, ‘I guess you had to be there.'” ~Jef Mallett
How true. Although I have used that a few times myself 😦
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This post was just the boost I needed to stay on the path. Writing takes effort and some days are easier than others… the key is to keep at it and not be so harsh on ourselves. 😉
Eliz
Mirth and Motivation
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Great quotes!
Love:
“Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted.” ~Jules Renard
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WHAT about feeling before writing,
how your pen will translate without feeling and image,
only if you are afraid your pen will paint without dream
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I HAVE A SUGGESTION***
What do you think, to write -each and every one of us affected by the story and changed the course of his life. on the condition- that the story is about a specific topic
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You feature quotes from Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and Ben Franklin. You are, however, missing George Bernard Shaw.
As for Anaïs Nin, what we are unable to say is the pronunciation of her first name.
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Writing is not just about words. It’s about feelings.
Pranav Garg,
http://thepranavgarg.wordpress.com/
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thats right,be the best
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