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“الكاتبة الأمريكية تيري ماكميلان لا تقرأ المراجعات المكتوبة عن كتبها أبدًا.
تقول: أنت لديك طفل، هل ستهتم فعلًا إذا أخبرك أشخاص آخرون بأنه ليس جميلًا؟”
― Meredith Maran, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

“I write to make peace with the things I cannot control.”
― Meredith Maran, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

“الكتابة دائماً ماتعطي شكلاً من النظام لفوضى الحياة "
ايزابيل الليندي *”
― بثينة العيسى, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

“My best time as a writer is any day, or any moment, when the work's going well and I'm completely absorbed in the task at hand. The hardest time is when it's not, and I'm not. The latter tend to outnumber the former. But I'm a persistent little cuss. And I soldier on.”
― Meredith Maran, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

“Statistics show this isn’t a reasonable incentive. According to the website Publishing Explained, more than one million manuscripts are currently searching for a U.S. publisher. One percent of these will get the nod. Nor”
― Meredith Maran, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

“Books are never finished. They are merely abandoned.” Only thirty percent of published books turn a profit, so we can rule out material motivation.”
― Meredith Maran, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

“Aesthetic enthusiasm. “To take pleasure in the impact of one sound on another, in the firmness of good prose or the rhythm of a good story.” Historical”
― Meredith Maran, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

“Historical impulse. “The desire to see things as they are, to find out true facts and store them up for the use of posterity.” Political”
― Meredith Maran, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do