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"Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential." -JessamynWest

As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.
          ERNEST HEMINGWAY

"Keep reminding yourself that literature is one of the saddest roads that leads to everything."
          -André Breton

"Words will tell you things you never thought or felt before."
          -W.H. Auden

Give yourself permission to write badly.

"You will feel insecure and jealous. How much power you give those feelings is entirely up to you."
          -Cheryl Strayed

"Stop feeling sorry for yourself."
          -Colm Tóibín

"Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything good."
          -William Faulkner

"No one can take writing away from you, but no one can give it to you, either."
          -Meg Wolitzer

"Write books only if you say in them things you would not dare confide to anyone."
          -E.M. Cioran