Today is the day for D’s
D is one of the popular letters of the alphabet, at least for quotes. Today as I get down my words for Campnano I keep the following quotes in mind.
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”― Madeleine L’Engle
“The first draft of anything is shit.”
—Ernest Hemingway
“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.”
― Stephen King, On Writing
“Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
― Mark Twain
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Till next time,
Elizabeth
I’ve come across all those quotes, but I needed reminders! Thanks for sharing Elizabeth, and I’m hoping you won’t face any more hassles commenting on my blogs :).
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April 4, 2013 at 3:24 am
Got through fine.
April 5, 2013 at 12:47 am
lol, I love that Douglas Adams quote. Every time I read or hear it, I have a chuckle.
April 4, 2013 at 4:58 am
And everyday for the month of April there is a deadline. LOL
April 5, 2013 at 12:48 am
All great quotes! Love the “damn” one and the Adams one 🙂
April 4, 2013 at 6:44 am
Glad you like them.
April 5, 2013 at 12:48 am
Wonderful quotes all of them Elizabeth 🙂
Loved them all.. esp the ‘damn’ one 🙂
Bhavya from the AtoZ Challenge blogging at Just Another Blog
April 4, 2013 at 9:47 am
What is about the word damn? 🙂
April 5, 2013 at 1:16 am
Love the Mark Twain quote! 🙂
Cheers!
April 4, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Thanks for dropping by.
April 5, 2013 at 1:20 am
The swooshing of the deadline. Yep. I feel reassured reading the quotes. Thanks. 🙂
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April 4, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Thanks for stopping by and please swoosh by again.
April 5, 2013 at 1:21 am
I love the Douglas Adams quote! Just how I feel about deadlines too 🙂
Happy A-Z!
April 4, 2013 at 7:43 pm
Glad you found one you liked. 🙂
April 5, 2013 at 1:27 am
ha! love them
particularly ‘deadlines’ and ‘damn’ 😀
April 4, 2013 at 9:09 pm
Thanks again for dropping by aunty.
April 5, 2013 at 1:28 am
Love all the quotes! Although, I must confess that I actually like deadlines… I know, I’m weird! But they help justify the time spent writing.
Tui Snider
visiting from the #AtoZchallenge
Twitter: @mentalmosaic
Blog: http://www.mentalmosaic.com/blog
April 4, 2013 at 9:10 pm
I feed on deadlines. I need a finish line or I’m wandering out in the woods.
April 5, 2013 at 1:32 am
Yeah, the very/damn quote is a great one to remember, that’s for sure!
April 4, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Cindy, thanks again for dropping by.
April 5, 2013 at 1:33 am
Thanks Hemingway!!!
April 5, 2013 at 12:41 am
Hahaha! I hear ya!
April 5, 2013 at 1:33 am
I loved this post and the fact that you included quotes from some of my favorite authors.
🙂
April 5, 2013 at 1:00 am
I’m glad you liked it. And thanks for dropping by.
April 5, 2013 at 1:37 am
I love those quotes! Great to meet you on Lynda Young’s blog.
April 5, 2013 at 2:57 am