Tuesday, December 2, 2025

December 2025 - 12 Quotes to Ponder

 


For the past eleven months, this blog focused on writer-author quotes. So it seems only fitting to end the year with twelve  writing quotes. Enjoy or ponder  –  better yet, think and write, write, write! 


The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. – Sylvia Plath

A true piece of writing is a dangerous thing, it can change your life. – Tobias Wolff

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. – Benjamin Franklin

You fail only if you stop writing. – Ray Bradbury

A word after a word after a word is power. – Margaret Atwood

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. – George Orwell

The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until you have created it. – Emilie Haines

Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words. – Mark Twain

Writing is a skill, not a talent, and this difference is important because a skill can be improved by practice. – Robert Stacy McCain

You can't blame a writer for what the characters say. – Truman Capote

Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row. – Ray Bradbury 

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. – Maya Angelou

If you have a favorite writing quote, please share it in the comments.

I wish you the Happies of Holidays! 

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