#writ

We are now living in an age which doubts both fact and value. It is the life of this age that we wish to see and judge. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#writing #age

Writing and singing does give me some kind of release from the demons of my past, it is a therapy of sorts, but to be honest, my marriage played a more important role in the acceptance of myself than performance has ever done. ↗

— Michelle Shocked

#demons #does #done #ever #give

A writer’s brain is full of little gifts, like a piñata at a birthday party. It’s also full of demons, like a piñata at a birthday party in a mental hospital. The truth is, it’s demons that keep a tortured writer’s spirit alive, not Tootsie Rolls. Sure they’ll give you a tiny burst of energy, but they won’t do squat for your writing. So treat your demons with the respect they deserve, and with enough prescriptions to keep you wearing pants. ↗

— Colin Nissan

#humor #writers #writing #funny

Honest honey, I feel like crying every time I sit down to write you a letter... I am so unlucky. ↗

— Eddie Slovik

#crying #down #every #every time #feel

I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way. ↗

— Allan Sloan

#grew #i #i write #jokes #puns

There are three reasons why this book came into being. First, throughout the 33 years I've been writing recipes - although I'm not vegetarian myself - I have greatly enjoyed creating vegetarian recipes, and cooking and serving them at home. ↗

— Delia Smith

#been #being #book #came #cooking

I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing. ↗

— Ian Smith

#before #civilization #clothing #colonialism #even

One day I wrote her name upon the strand, But came the waves and washèd it away: Again I wrote it with a second hand, But came the tide, and made my pains his prey. ↗

— Edmund Spenser

#writing #love

It was Noel Coward whose technique I envied and tried to emulate. I collected all his records and writing. ↗

— Kenneth Williams

#coward #emulate #envied #his #i

As a writer, I have learned that each time I pick up my pencil I betray someone. ↗

— Terry Tempest Williams

#each #i #i have learned #learned #pencil