The well of inspiration, we’re afraid, often does run dry. “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” - Mary B. “Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.” ― Lisa Seeĩ. “The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write a man will turn over half a library to make one book.” - Samuel JohnsonĨ. “The Six Golden Rules of Writing: Read, read, read, and write, write, write.” - Ernest Gainesħ. “I kept always two books in my pocket: one to read, one to write in.” - Robert Louis StevensonĦ. If it's not, throw it out of the window.” - William Faulknerĥ. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading.” - Eudora WeltyĤ. “Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” - Annie Proulxģ. “You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. The number one piece of advice that most authors have for other authors is to read, read, read.
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