The Reason I’m A Writer Is Because First I Was A Reader I think the reason I’m a writer is because first, I was a reader. I… Read more
Month: May 2020
Being Able To Imagine How Someone Else Is Thinking And Feeling
Part of being a fiction writer is being able to imagine how someone else is thinking and feeling. I think I’ve always been good at that. BrainyQuote.… Read more “Being Able To Imagine How Someone Else Is Thinking And Feeling”
Success Is Not Like A Cake That Needs To Be Devided
Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It’s more like a heap of stones – a cairn. If someone is successful, they add… Read more “Success Is Not Like A Cake That Needs To Be Devided”
A Peaceful Grown-Up Thing To Do
Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I still think… Read more “A Peaceful Grown-Up Thing To Do”
Always Write As If You Are Talking To Someone
Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don’t put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn’t say in real life.… Read more “Always Write As If You Are Talking To Someone”
Twice Is Coincidence
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. BrainyQuote. 2020. 21 Ian Fleming Quotes – Inspirational Quotes At Brainyquote. [online] Available at: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/ian-fleming-quotes [Accessed… Read more “Twice Is Coincidence”
If I Looked Back At I Had Written The Day Before I Might Have Despaired
Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, ‘Casino Royale’ dutifully produced itself. I wrote nothing and made no corrections until the book was finished. If… Read more “If I Looked Back At I Had Written The Day Before I Might Have Despaired”
We Are Entitled To Our Informed Opinions
We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it’s nothing. It’s just bibble-babble. It’s like… Read more “We Are Entitled To Our Informed Opinions”
Time Carries Away The Names And The Deeds
Like a wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that we were, all… Read more “Time Carries Away The Names And The Deeds”
The Door Available To Everyone
The door available to everyone that can lead to happiness & success is the modest door of the public library. I found it to be so in… Read more “The Door Available To Everyone”
My Mission As A Writer
I don’t know how you perceive my mission as a writer, but for me it is not a responsibility to reaffirm your concretized myths and provincial prejudices.… Read more “My Mission As A Writer”
Write A Page A Day
Write a page a day. It will add up. A-Z Quotes. 2020. TOP 25 QUOTES BY HERMAN WOUK | A-Z Quotes. [online] Available at: <https://www.azquotes.com/author/15950-Herman_Wouk> [Accessed 28… Read more “Write A Page A Day”
Star Wars Is Adolescent Nonsense
Star Wars is adolescent nonsense; Close Encounters is obscurist drivel; ‘Star Trek’ can turn your brains into puree of bat guano; and the greatest science fiction series… Read more “Star Wars Is Adolescent Nonsense”
A Page Of Good Prose
For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief or universality… Read more “A Page Of Good Prose”
Fiction Is Experimentation
Fiction is experimentation; when it ceases to be that, it ceases to be fiction. BrainyQuote. 2020. 20 John Cheever Quotes – Inspirational Quotes At Brainyquote. [online] Available… Read more “Fiction Is Experimentation”
Good Writers Are Often Excellent At A Hundred Other Things
Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego. BrainyQuote. 2020. 20 John Cheever Quotes – Inspirational… Read more “Good Writers Are Often Excellent At A Hundred Other Things”
A Writer Is Nothing But A Gray Dirt-Covered Root
A writer is nothing but a gray dirt-covered root. The works he sends up into the sunlight are his fruits, and only those are worthy of attention.… Read more “A Writer Is Nothing But A Gray Dirt-Covered Root”
Literature Has Been The Salvation Of The Damned
Literature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world. BrainyQuote. 2020.… Read more “Literature Has Been The Salvation Of The Damned”
Don’t Worry Your Pretty Little Head Over Mysteries Tonight
Listen, darling, tomorrow I’ll buy you a whole lot of detective stories, but don’t worry your pretty little head over mysteries tonight. Goodreads.com. 2020. Dashiell Hammett Quotes… Read more “Don’t Worry Your Pretty Little Head Over Mysteries Tonight”
You Want Fame, Fortune And Personal Satisfaction
When you write, you want fame, fortune and personal satisfaction. You want to write what you want to write and feel it’s good, and you want this… Read more “You Want Fame, Fortune And Personal Satisfaction”
Rolando Andrés Ramos 
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