#sharkquotes

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stephen king, 11/22/63

[sharkfish]

if your writing doesn't keep you up at night, it won't keep anyone else up either.

james m. cain

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“when i said i haven’t ever seen any ghosts, that’s not exactly true. i’ve seen a lot of ghosts. just not the way you think. a ghost can be a lot of things. a memory, a daydream, a secret. grief, anger, guilt. but in my experience, most times, they’re just what we want to see…. most times, a ghost is a wish.”

(haunting of hill house)

[sharkfish]

to survive, you must tell stories.

umberto eco

[sharkfish]

i hate writing, i love having written.

dorothy parker

[sharkfish]

i know there are times when you will lay your head to rest and have a moment of brilliance that will grow into a perfect order of words, but you'll fall asleep instead of painting it down on paper. when you wake up, you will have forgotten the idea completely and miss it like a front tooth. but at least you know how to recognize moments of brilliance because, even at your worst, you are fucking incredible.

buddy wakefield, the information man

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write the book you want to read, the one you cannot find.

carol shields

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I write only because There is a voice within me That will not be still

sylvia plath