"As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand." "A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends." "The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do." "If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

Inspirational Writing Quotes from Famous Authors "I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose." —Stephen King "Prose is architecture, not interior decoration." —Ernest Hemingway "It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way." —Ernest Hemingway

1. “The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.” – Toni Morrison 2. “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” – William Wordsworth 3. “The writer is an explorer. Every step is an advance into a new land.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.