138 Quotes About Writing-from-the-heart

There is a chest inside my heart, where a magical world is hidden. With my novels, I hand to you the key to that world.

If you're doing it right... you should feel while you're doing it that you're revealing a little too much of yourself.

A writer tears open their soul for youWe lay bare our fears and woes for youWe pour our heart onto the page for youWe unleash our demons for youLetters like blood smear the page for youThe world's pain we absorb for youA delicate path of sanity walked for youOnly for you to -Crumple the page in disdainYou will not abdicate your reignIn the oblivion of life, you’ll remainAs I continue to write for you

Decía Kafka que hay que escribir como si estuvieras muerto y hace tiempo que me he quedado sin papel y ya siento cómo el frío va sustituyendo mi alma

Writing is an undefined variable in a writers life

Sometimes a story catches your imagination so much it has to be told. That is what I love about writing. It lets the images in your mind burst forth into words drawing a vivid picture that takes you away on a journey that would otherwise be impossible.

I have wrought my simple planIf I give one hour of joyTo the boy who’s half a man,Or the man who’s half a boy.

I want to make you laugh or cry when you read a story . . .or do both at the same time. I want your heart, in other words. If you want to learn something, go to school.

The formula for a great story includes both the ups and downs of life.