It is Wednesday Wisdom: advice, quotes & sayings for #writers & #readers. Great quotes to keep you (& me) motivated, inspired, #writing & #reading.
Writers
“Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself... It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.” Harper Lee
Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” George Orwell
“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.” Truman Capote
http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/50-pieces-of-writing-advice-from-authors
Readers
Books are a uniquely portable magic. Stephen King
Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble. William Drummond
"I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book." J.K. Rowling
http://ebookfriendly.com/best-quotes-books-reading/
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g1640/book-lovers-quotes/
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