"All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary-it's just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences."

--

W. Somerset Maugham

#Writing Quotes #Use Quotes #Matter Quotes

“No one can write like Vallejo and not sound like a fraud. He's just too much himself and not you.”

Source : Philip Levine (2002). “So ask: essays, conversations, and interviews”, Univ of Michigan Pr
“I liked to drive by the clusters around the county and think about the women I placed there.”
“What induces a child to learn but his delight in knowing?”
“--I lifted one foot from the brackish water, and the bunny slippers were soaked and drooped pathetically. Even the fangs seemed robbed of any charm. "Don't worry," I told it. "Someone will pay for your suffering. Heavily. With screaming." I felt I should repeat it for the other slipper, in case there should be any bad feelings between the two. One should never create tension between ones's footwear. --POV is Myrnin, page 221”
“You’re not buying news when you buy The New York Times. You’re buying judgment.”
“To us, the ashes of our ancestors are sacred and their resting place is hallowed ground.”
“Experimentalists never know when their work is finished.”
“I've done a lot of growing up since the age of 16 and I really wanted that to be reflected in my music”

You may also like: