#rite

I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#any #attributes #capable #come #i

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#books #certainly #continue #critics #delighted

I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#i #i write #know #more #move

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#coming #found #genius #imagination #inherited

I write my lyrics into the computer and I hum my music into the dictaphone. ↗

— Sebastian Bach

#hum #i #i write #into #lyrics

Marvin Gaye is one of my favorite revolutionaries. He spoke from his heart, his mind. That's what I want to do. ↗

— Erykah Badu

#heart #his #i #mind #revolutionaries

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#books #few #few people #good #know

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#books #few #few people #good #know

For almost anyone who chooses to be a writer, since so very few writers are able to learn a living from their work that is equivalent to the living earned by the average dentist or accountant. ↗

— Russell Banks

#accountant #almost #anyone #average #chooses

I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

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