“You can fix anything but a blank page.”
― Nora Roberts
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
― Anais Nin
I’ll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2. ~ O. Henry
In every bit of honest writing in the world… there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love. ~ John Steinbeck
Use plain, simple language, short words, and brief sentences… don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. ~ Mark Twain
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. ~ Mark Twain
Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very.’ Your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~ Mark Twain
The more you explain it, the less I understand it. ~ Mark Twain
If I had more time, it would have been shorter. ~ Mark Twain
