Monday, April 20, 2015

A to Z Challenge - Q is for Quotes




Here are 5 inspirational writing quotes to start your day.




One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment.  Hart Crane 

Today’s tangents will become tomorrow’s arcs, and unforeseen connections will tie up your loose ends in a way that will make you want to slap your head and holler at your accidental brilliance.
Chris Baty
 
Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea forever.
Will Self 

Ink on paper is as beautiful to me as flowers on the mountains; God composes, why shouldn’t we?
Terri Guillemets 

You’ll have days of complete lack of faith in your abilities. But you have to keep coming back. That’s when you know you’re a writer – when you take the failures and appear at the desk again, over and over again.
Markus Zusak 

19 comments:

L. Diane Wolfe said...

That is why I always write things down. If I can commit it to paper, I will remember.

Anonymous said...

Very inspirational. Markus Zuzak's comment reminds me of the dedication to the art of writing.

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

I've learned to write things down. Quotes is the word of the day.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

I can relate to that last one...

Anonymous said...

Wonderful quotes.
I don't carry a notebook, but I have my phone and can make notes on that. Sometimes I don't even though I know I should because I will forget.

i b arora said...

great quote by Markus Zusak

cleemckenzie said...

Those failed days are the hardest. I wonder if they come on more frequently the more you write? I think so.

Matthew MacNish said...

Great quotes!

Anonymous said...

Or the memo on your phone!

Dr. Theda said...

The "Notebook" idea is something that we have done for years....
... Great suggestions

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Michelle - I end up with so much that I can't keep up .. so I'm about to declutter my paper and my computer is solid with the stuff .. I can't remember it all or know where to look ..

I must find a way of dealing with the present and remembering it and using it at that stage - not holding things for every to gather paper mites?!!

Cheers and I love reading others' quotes ... Hilary

Nadine_Feldman said...

I really love that last one. Whenever I feel like quitting, I ask myself, what else would I do? I'm a happier person when I write, so I can't not do it. Whether or not I ever "succeed" in sales, I will keep on because that's who I am.

Justlittlecajunme said...

Love the quotes, especially the last 3!

Michelle Wallace said...

Thank you to everybody who visited/left a comment!

Lisa said...

So right. Jump right back in. These were great quotes for today and every day! Lisa, co-host AtoZ 2015, @ http://www.lisabuiecollard.com

Megan Herbert said...

Like the quotes. My favorite is the one from Markus Zusak. I can relate to that one.

Anonymous said...

Great quotes and for me Will Self is so right write. My notebooks go most places... but not the shower. When I haven't even got a napkin, I create a mnemonic to remember.

Joylene Nowell Butler said...

Very inspiring. Thanks.

Michael Di Gesu said...

Some excellent advice ....I love the last quote. It hits home for so many of us.