I’ve been thinking lately about what drives me to write. When I was a kid, I read all the time. Mostly fiction, adventures, sci-fi, and teen romance were my favorites. As I’m thinking about my resolution for 2018, my main goal is to push myself to keep on writing.
It can sometimes be hard to find inspiration, and sometimes I just want to binge watch Grey’s Anatomy without having to worry about deadlines.
The following quotes keep me motivated to write. I go back to them when I’m stuck or when I need inspiration. These 10 are just a few of my favorites.
1. “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King
2. “One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” ― Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums
3. “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
4. “The difference between the almost right word and the rightword is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” ― Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
5. “Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
6. “Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
7. “The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
8. “I hate writing, I love having written.” ― Dorothy Parker
9. “All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” ― Ernest Hemingway
10. “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ― William Wordsworth
We’re all just searching for the right words. Maybe these quotes will help you find yours.