Thought for today: ‘Either a writer doesn’t want to talk about his work, or he talks about it more than you want.’ — Anatole Broyard #thoughtfortoday #writing #writer #author #talking

Thought for today: ‘I write to discover what I know.’ — Flannery O’Connor #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing #discover #know #TheseAreNotMyBags This is the seventh and final day of quotes about writing.

Thought for today: ‘Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.’ — Ayn Rand #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing #focus #words #TheseAreNotMyBags Ayn Rand was an interesting woman. Her philosophy (Objectivism) and

Thought for today: ‘If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.’ — Isaac Asimov #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing #faster

Thought for today: ‘I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged.’ — Erica Jong #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing #finishing #judgement #TheseAreNotMyBags

Thought for today: ‘Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.’ — John Steinbeck #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing

Thought for today:  ‘A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.’ — Thomas Mann #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing #difficulty Day one of seven

Thought for today: ‘If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.’ — Stephen King #thoughtfortoday #read #write #simple