Novelist E. L. Doctorow. Quotes about Writing from a Writer

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Writers quotes. E. L. Doctorow, American Author and Editor, b.1931

“I can walk into a bookstore and hand over my credit card and they don't know who the hell I am. Maybe that says something about bookstore clerks.”
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“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.”
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“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”
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“Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.”
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“It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
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“There is no longer any such thing as fiction or nonfiction; there's only narrative.”
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“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.”
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“Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people ---- what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.”
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