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Category: Quotes

Quotes on reading and writing and passages from books I love

Robert Dessaix on Reading

Robert Dessaix on Reading

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 by Annabel Smith

Reading is like shaking the kaleidoscope of who you are: the shards in there are the same old shards, but something reconfigures them….

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On Writing: Sigrid Nuñez – Write What You See

On Writing: Sigrid Nuñez – Write What You See

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Annabel Smith

I like this slightly different take on the ‘write what you know’ idea: Rather than write about what you know…write about what you…

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David Bowie on Creativity

David Bowie on Creativity

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Go a little out of your depth and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about…

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Tobias Wolff on Writing

Tobias Wolff on Writing

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Annabel Smith

I recently rediscovered this quote, from Tobias Wolff’s incredible novel Old School, while looking through an old notebook. Does it feel true of…

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Alexander Chee: The Only Things You Must Have to Become a Writer

Alexander Chee: The Only Things You Must Have to Become a Writer

Posted on May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 by Annabel Smith

I came across this quote earlier this week on Twitter, where it was shared by Sheree Joseph. I agree that stamina is a…

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Doris Lessing: Fiction & Truth

Doris Lessing: Fiction & Truth

Posted on October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 by Annabel Smith

I came across this quote in Doris Lessing’s autobiography. I’m not sure if it’s completely true but I find it interesting to contemplate….

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Kelly Corrigan: Write like this is the last thing you're ever going to get to say

Kelly Corrigan: Write like this is the last thing you’re ever going to get to say

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Annabel Smith
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Hannah Kent: The only fiction worth reading...

Hannah Kent: The only fiction worth reading…

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Annabel Smith
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Brigid Lowry: Where Writing Comes From

Brigid Lowry: Where Writing Comes From

Posted on July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 by Annabel Smith

My writing comes from my questions, my fears, my compulsions, my wishes. Where does yours come from?

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Snippet: Monkey See

Snippet: Monkey See

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Annabel Smith

A very tiny taste of my work-in-progress Monkey See. I’m STILL editing but I’m confident this section won’t end up on the cutting…

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