Inspirational Quotes for Writers

No matter where we are in our writing career, we all need encouragement. It's amazing how a simple gesture - a hand on your shoulder, a smile, or a few words can make all the difference.

                                                             

Whether you are a successful, accomplished author or you're working on your very first book, let these inspirational quotes give you the encouragement we all need at one time or another:

"I dwell in possibility."

- Emily Dickenson

"It's never too late to be what you might have been." 

- George Eliot

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” 

- Agatha Christie

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” 

 - Stephen King

“Self-trust is the first secret of success."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I like good strong words that mean something."

- Louisa May Alcott

 "If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart."

- Terry Brooks

 

“You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death."

- William Goldman

“Success is a finished book, a stack of pages each of which is filled with words. If you reach that point, you have won a victory over yourself no less impressive than sailing single-handed around the world."

- Tom Clancy

"If you start with a bang, you won't end with a whimper."

- T.S. Eliot

 "In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write."
  - Pearl S. Buck

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." 

-William Wadsworth

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Kathleen Moulton is a member of the Working Writer’s Club and monthly contributor to Heartbeat the Magazine. You can find her passion to bring encouragement and hope at When It Hurts – http://kathleenmoulton.com

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