“The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.”

“You have not forgotten to remember;
You have remembered to forget.
But people can forget to forget. That is just as important as remembering to remember - and generally more practical.”

“If you would be a good reader, read; if a writer, write.”

“You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.”

“Reading usually precedes writing. And the impulse to write is almost always fired by reading. Reading, the love of reading, is what makes you dream of becoming a writer.”

“You forget what you want to remember and remember what you would prefer to forget.”

“The art of reading consists in remembering the essentials and forgetting non essentials.”

“Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.”

“When you remembered to forget, you were remembering. It was when you forgot to forget that you forgot.”

“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.”