When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book that you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before.

Clifton Fadiman

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He who knows not his own genius has none.

William Blake

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You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won’t be able to take a break from being a writer.

Stephen Leigh

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There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.

Salman Rushdie

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Sell yourself, and your subject will exert its own appeal. Believe in your own identity and your own opinions. Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it. Use its energy to keep yourself going.

William Zinsser

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My belief of book writing is much the same as to my belief as to shoemaking. The man who will work the hardest at it, and will work with the most honest purpose, will work the best.

Anthony Trollope

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The book is a film that takes place in the mind of a reader.

Paulo Coelho

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Good writing is lean and confident.

William Zinsser

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Writing shouldn’t come between the reader and what’s being described. It should be as transparent as possible.

Diana Athill

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