“I soon learned that one must give up everything and not do anything else but write, that one must write write write.”

Henry Miller on Writing (1964)

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American novelist 1891–1980

John Berryman (1914–1972) American poet

“I am writing in the garden. To write as one should of a garden one must write not outside it or merely somewhere near it, but in the garden.”

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) English-American childrens' playwright and author

“No one writes anything worth writing, unless he writes entirely for the sake of his subject.”

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German philosopher

Source: The Art of Literature

“It seems that in writing a composition, one must first have in mind a reason for writing. If there is a reason behind it, no matter what one writes about, it will turn out to be excellent writing. If there is no reason behind it, there is no way to write. Even if one can produce something, it will be as dry and unpleasant as chewing wax.”

Jin Shengtan (1610–1661) Chinese writer

"How to Read the Shui-hu chuan", § 26; in How to Read the Chinese Novel (1990), ed. David L. Rolston, p. 137

“If you can't write a decent short story because of the cold, write something else. Write anything.”

William Saroyan (1908–1981) American writer

The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934), A Cold Day
Context: If you can't write a decent short story because of the cold, write something else. Write anything. Write a long letter to somebody.

“There's no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it.”

Гарри Кент Маршалл (1934–2016)