#writing

The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#get #i #keep #love #really

It is not Kafka's fault that his wonderful writings have lately turned into a fad, and are read by people who have neither the ability nor the desire to absorb literature. ↗

— Herman Hesse

#absorb #desire #fad #fault #his

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better. ↗

— Herman Hesse

#cleverness #good #patience #thinking #writing

Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#course #different #drop #every #everybody

I never laugh or smile when I am writing. When I come home for lunch after writing all morning, my wife says I look like I just came home from a funeral. This is not bragging. This is an illness. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#am #bragging #came #come #funeral

The one thing a lifetime in the newspaper business teaches you is pace - you spend all your time trying to make sure that the reader's going to finish what you're writing. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#finish #going #lifetime #make #newspaper

I think it's just a lack of ability, we're incapable of writing hits. ↗

— Kenny Hickey

#hits #i #i think #incapable #just

Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

#concrete #definitely #desire #form #given

It's what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs and just trying not to be boring. That was their main motivation and it worked for them. I remember reading that and thinking that was the way to do it. ↗

— Jonny Greenwood

#always #boring #i #i remember #just

I did not have one bad spell during writing - an unprecedented record. ↗

— Zane Grey

#did #during #i #record #spell