Rewriting Quotes

“Writing a first draft is like groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke whose punchline you've forgotten. As someone said, one writes mainly to rewrite, for rewriting and revising are how one's mind comes to inhabit the material fully.”

“I do so much writing. But so much of it never goes anywhere, never sees any light of day. I suppose that's like gardening in the basement. I don't publish so much of what I write. I just seem to plow it back into the soil of what I write after it, rewriting and rewriting, thinking that somehow it gets better after the fifty-second-time around. I need to learn to abandon my writing. To let go of it. Dispose of it, like tissue.”

“Rebels revel in rewriting reality's restrictions.”

“Rewriting is the crucible where books are born.”

“God brought you on earth with a destiny to strive and thrive in all circumstances, and no one or anything can succeed in rewriting this destiny without your consent. Keep being a winner that you were born to be.”

“All writing is rewriting.”

“The best writing is rewriting.”

“Awareness is the first step in rewriting old stories.”

“Maybe the key to finding the perfect song is simply rewriting the lyrics.”

“Rewriting the negative beliefs you have learned is the essence of becoming the director of your life.”