"I think if I had been writing fiction, where the work is entirely dependent on the writer's creativity and the potential directions the narrative might take are infinite, I might have frozen"

-- Laura Hillenbrand

#Writing Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Dig deep into your heart, where the answer spreads its roots in your being, and ask yourself solemnly, Must I write?”
“Hemingway seems to be in a funny position. People nowadays can't identify with him closely as a member of their own generation, and he isn't yet historical.”
“The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breed pride and arrogance. The true believer is apt to see himself as one of the chosen, the salt of the earth, a prince disguised in meekness, who is destined to inherit this earth and the kingdom of heaven, too. He who is not of his faith is evil; he who will not listen shall perish.”
“With all the things I know, one could write a book... Although, one might also say that, considering all that I donâ€™t know, one could create a library.”
“Art means something very rare, an extraordinary achievement.”
“Peace of mind is much better than giving them a piece of your mind.”
“There's nothing better when something comes and hits you and you think 'YES'!”
“I've been writing all my life. Even though I didn't have sort of careerist aspirations as a writer, it was very much my identity.”

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