“I am a writer. I write not only for a living, I write because I am a writer.” ~Gary Jennings

“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.” ~Winston Churchill

“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” ~Jodi Picoult

“Books are uniquely portable magic.” ~Stephen King

“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” ~Terry Pratchett

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ~Louis L’Amour

“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ~Stephen King

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” ~Anne Frank

“If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.” ~Doug Larson

“I get a lot of letters from people. They say: ‘I want to be a writer. What should I do?’ I tell them to stop writing to me and get on with it.” ~Ruth Rendell

“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.” ~Larry L. King

“A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the other one.” ~Baltasar Gracián