Quote by Terry Pratchett

Too many people want to have written.

Too many people want to have written.

Summary

This quote suggests that many individuals desire the outcome of having written something, rather than putting in the effort and labor required for the writing process itself. It implies that there is a tendency to seek recognition and the end result, without fully appreciating the challenging and intricate journey of actually creating written work. It encourages focusing on the process and the commitment needed for writing, rather than fixating solely on the desire for the finished product.

Topics

By Terry Pratchett

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

He knows very little of mankind who expects, by any facts or

He knows very little of mankind who expects, by any facts or reasoning, to convince a determined party man.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

My father was so good-natured and had such a happy dispositi

My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I've always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That's my dad.

If I was writing songs just for me I'd only play them in my

If I was writing songs just for me I'd only play them in my living room, alone.

In a WWII radio talk, Lewis champions the well-established i

In a WWII radio talk, Lewis champions the well-established idea that actions lead emotions. Although he is making the point with respect to love, he illustrates with the opposite. The Germans hated the Jews, then acted on that. Because they did, their loathing was intensified by their own actions.

let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.

let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.

Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask

Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask

Benjamin Franklin

I watched him strap on his harness and helmet, climb into th

I watched him strap on his harness and helmet, climb into the cockpit and, minutes later, a black dot falls off the wing two thousand feet above our field. At almost the same instant, a white streak behind him flowered out into the delicate wavering muslin of a parachute -- a few gossamer yards grasping onto air and suspending below them, with invisible threads, a human life, and man who by stitches, cloth, and cord, had made himself a god of the sky for those immortal moments.

Charles A. Lindbergh

One of the few ways I can almost be certain I'll understand

One of the few ways I can almost be certain I'll understand something is by sitting down and writing about it. Because by forcing yourself to write about it and putting it down in words, you can't avoid having to come to grips with it. You might be wrong, but you have to think about it very intensely to write about it. So I use writing as a learning tool.

Hunter S. Thompson, Songs Of The

Authors & Writing

All people smile in the same language.

All people smile in the same language.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Life Mothers Day

By guts I mean, grace under pressure

By guts I mean, grace under pressure

Ernest Hemingway

Honestly, I'd love to be remembered as one of the best to ev

Honestly, I'd love to be remembered as one of the best to ever pick up a mic, but if I'm doing my part to lessen some racial tension I feel good about what I'm doing.