Chloe Thurlow, The Fifty Shades of Grey Phenomena
13 quotes
"Write what you want to write. That's the only advice a writer will ever need."
"Writing is like a religion to those who don't practise, an act of faith for those who do."
"Who knows why we do it? And when we've done it, nobody wants it. Still we keep doing it. That's what makes a writer a writer."
"Good writing like good sex requires discipline."
"Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets."
"When you lose yourself in a book the hours grow wings and fly."
"Writers strive for the impossible: perfection. Even the universe is flawed."
"Characters begin as your children and become your teachers."
"Books have a life. They breathe. When you write a book, it grows and changes. You learn from your characters after you create them. They come from you and you become them."
"The only prophecy the artist can make with confidence is that he and his message will be misunderstood by a world that values all the wrong things."
"One of the key secrets of great writing is knowing where to start and when to stop."
"Perfection is not something you strive for. Perfection is in the eyes of the beholder. Perfection is a state of grace, of peace of serenity, a moment as fleeting as a smile."
"I'm my characters' galley slave."