"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than for other people." Thomas Mann, Paul Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. This was found in the book To Be Where You Are, a book in The Mitford Series, by Jan Karon
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. This was found in the book To Be Where You Are, a book in The Mitford Series, by Jan Karon
"[Playwright] Tom Stoppard once said the reason he writes is because every once in a while you put a few words together in the right order and you're able to give the world a nudge. And sometimes I'm able to do that." Charles Krauthammer March 13, 1950 – June 21, 2018) was an American political columnist.
"Writing is sort of like turning on an old faucet you haven't used in a long time. At first it runs all brown an rusty and gross (and sucky), but if you keep it on, the water runs clear." Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley in How Poetry Can Change Your Heart.
"You don't want to talk in high-falutin', ridiculous abstractions that nobody understands. Just try to make things plain and clear." Charles Krauthammer March 13, 1950 – June 21, 2018) was an American political columnist.
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