♥May 26th, 2012
"A good book should leave you… slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it."
— William Styron(Source: writingquotes)
♥May 25th, 2012
"[The word ‘however’ is like an imp coiled beneath your chair. It induces ink to form words you have not yet seen, and lines to march across the page and overshoot the margin. There are no endings. If you think so you are deceived as to their nature. They are all beginnings.] Here is one."
— Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies(Source: aubade, via the-final-sentence)
♥May 24th, 2012
"[My knees are bent
like the corner of a page.]
I am saving your place."
— Andrea Gibson: “Maybe I Need You”like the corner of a page.]
I am saving your place."
(via the-final-sentence)
♥May 22nd, 2012
"Writers aren’t born, they’re made - from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine."
— Alexander Chee(Source: writingquotes)
♥May 22nd, 2012
"Writers become writers because they are comfortable alone. Out of that silence emerges a kind of music that doesn’t need screaming fans."
— John Freeman(Source: writingquotes)
♥May 21st, 2012
"Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself."
— Terry Pratchett(Source: writingquotes)
