Famous Writing Quotes That Nobody Knows About

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is…” Aw, you probably know this one already. (image via wikimedia)

There are a few quotes about writing that almost everybody knows about.  Stephen King (“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”), Mark Twain (“Write what you know.”), and Ernest Hemingway (“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”) all are given credit for famous quotes about writing that even non-writers know about.

But what about the famous writing quotes that nobody has heard of?  There are plenty of useful quotes that should get more attention too.  For example:

 “Writing is easy.  All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.”  Mark Twain

Just like Ernest Hemingway’s more famous quote, this one sarcastically suggests that writing is easy.  If you’re going to come up with a famous quote about writing, start…