Gordon Lish Quotes

• I see the notion of talent as quite irrelevant. I see instead perseverance, application, industry, assiduity, will, will, will, desire, desire, desire.

  Gordon Lish

  Perseverance, Fun, Writing

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• Never be sincere - sincerity is the death of writing.

  Gordon Lish

  Writing, Crafts, Sincerity

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• The secret of good writing is telling the truth.

  Gordon Lish

  Writing, Secret, Telling The Truth

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• Don't have stories; have sentences.

  Gordon Lish

  Stories, Sentences

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• Writing is not about self-expression; it is about putting words on paper.

  Gordon Lish

  Writing, Self, Expression

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