5 Confusing Quotes about Writing from Famous Authors

I like Mark Twain, but some of his quotes about writing confuse me. (Photo credit: stevebkennedy)

If anybody can create a decent quote or give advice to aspiring writers, it’s a famous author.  I like reading quotes about writing from famous authors.  Some of the quotes from famous authors offer great advice, and others are witty.  But every once in a while, I see a quote about writing that doesn’t seem quite… correct.  Sometimes these quotes confuse me.

I don’t mean to be disrespectful by calling these quotes confusing.  Maybe I’m the confused one.  Maybe I don’t know the context of each quote.  Maybe the quotes themselves are incorrect or misattributed.  Maybe I don’t know anything and should stick to watching football.  At any rate, I’ve seen each of these quotes several times, and I usually say to myself after each one, “That’s kind of confusing.”

5 CONFUSING QUOTES ABOUT WRITING…