Writing-philosophy Quotes

When you sell a man a book you don’t sell him just 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue—you sell him ...

Q: What do you think is magical about fiction?DFW: ... The first line of attack for that question is...

The historian records, but the novelist creates.

It is the storyteller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie out...

Fiction is a solution, the best solution, to the problem of existential solitude.

I believe that art is the highest expression of the human spirit. ~ I believe that we yearn to trans...

Every serious novel is, beyond its immediate thematic preoccupations, a discussion of the craft, a c...

And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and th...

There are two moments worthwhile in writing, the one when you start and the other when you throw it ...

Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In...

Because here’s the thing: No matter how much one tells stories of magical beasts or impossible world...

You know, the immortality of the soul, free will and all that -- it's all very amusing to talk about...

You can be a good painter if you study Cézanne's vision. Whoever dares to copy Van Gogh falls inevit...

When people shine a little light on their monster, we find out how similar most of our monsters are.

You are lucky to be one of those people who wishes to build sand castles with words, who is willing ...