I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only consolation I could find.

Quote by Wilfrid Sheed

Topics: Writing Quotes

The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities.

The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities.

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

For Catholics before Vatican II, the land of the free was pre-eminently the land of...

For Catholics before Vatican II, the land of the free was pre-eminently the land of...

Every writer is a writer of the generation before.

Every writer is a writer of the generation before.

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it...

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it...

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic...

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of...

It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of...

I began to write more songs when I had more time, especially when we began...

I began to write more songs when I had more time, especially when we began...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Writing is the only trade I know of in which sniveling confessions of extreme incompetence...

Writing is the only trade I know of in which sniveling confessions of extreme incompetence...

I lived to write, and wrote to live

I lived to write, and wrote to live

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack

A notebook can be a clearing in the forest of your life, a place where...

A notebook can be a clearing in the forest of your life, a place where...