Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice. Jon Kabat-Zinn incrediblemindfulnesspractice Change image and share on social
Writing can be fun. I think the challenge is to convey interesting things in accessible ways, and that's what I aim to do in books. Matt Haig accessibleaimbook Change image and share on social
Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype. James Earl Jones avoidcharacterfull Change image and share on social
Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem. John Barton engageexploitativelink Change image and share on social
Writing can't be too calculated. My best writing is when I set it aside, move on. It's not when I'm crafting a sentence, thinking about what word should follow another. Nathaniel Philbrick calculatecraftfollow Change image and share on social
Writing can't change the world overnight, but writing may have an enormous effect over time, over the long haul. Leslie Marmon Silko changeeffectenormous Change image and share on social
Writing careers are short. For every 100 writers, 99 never get published. Of those who do, only one in every hundred gets a career out of it, so I count myself as immensely privileged. Jim Crace careercounthundred Change image and share on social
Writing changed my life. It has an existential dimension, and that's the same for every writer. Every artist has a moment of awakening, of happening upon an idea that grabs hold of you, regardless of whether you are a painter or a writer. Imre Kertesz artistawakenchange share on social
Writing Charles Dickens' biography is like writing five biographies. Claire Tomalin biographycharledicken Change image and share on social
