Writing Quotations that Inspire

» Debra L. Stang - Inspirational Quotes

Loved the quotes! Anyone looking for more might want to try "Walking on Alligators: A Book of Meditations for Writers" by Susan Shaughnessy. I'm reading it slowly, one quote a day, as I work on my writing...

-- posted by Debra L. Stang

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» lp061574 - Thanks

Laura:

Thanks for the article. I'm a sucker for inspirational quotes and have started keeping a journal of them!

-Lisa

-- posted by lp061574

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» Kassper - I was attempting to tame the paper tiger today (the tiger won),

I was attempting to tame the paper tiger today (the tiger won), and I came across this quote from a creative writing class:

"In every good writer is the willingness to say thta unspeakable thing which everyone else in the house is too coy, or too frightened, or too polite to say." -- Tobias Wolff

-- posted by Kassper

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» BuckyRea - Excellent quote, Kassandra!

I know for me what got me started in writing was wanting to say what others weren't (or couldn't). Later, after I got around to saying them, they tended to lose their power over everybody. So now I'm able to go back to just saying what I think everyone wants to hear. *Whew!* Glad I got that over with.

(seriously tho, I love that quote--Is Tobias related to any of the other famous Wolffs from literature?)

-- posted by BuckyRea

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