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In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book. ↗

— Junot Díaz

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You either have to write or you shouldn't be writing. That's all. ↗

— Joss Whedon

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If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to ­music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient." [The Guardian, 25 February 2010] ↗

— Hilary Mantel

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Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. ↗

— Louis L'Amour

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A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own. The great instrument of moral good is the imagination. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

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The words get easier the moment you stop fearing them. ↗

— Tahereh Mafi

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Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

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The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do everyday. There are two reasons for this rule: Getting the work done and connecting with your unconscious mind. ↗

— Walter Mosley

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You don't need to wait for inspiration to write. It's easier to be inspired while writing that while not writing... ↗

— Josip Novakovich

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To me, all creativity is magic. Ideas start out in the empty void of your head - and they end up as a material thing, like a book you can hold in your hand. That is the magical process. It's an alchemical thing. Yes, we do get the gold out of it but that's not the most important thing. It's the work itself. ↗

— Alan Moore

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