Quote by Mary Heaton Vorse

The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.

The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pa

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of discipline and dedication in the process of writing. It suggests that success as a writer requires actual effort and commitment. Rather than relying solely on talent or inspiration, it suggests that one must put in the hours of work by sitting down and getting to the task, using the physical act of sitting in a chair as a metaphor for the hard work of writing. Ultimately, the quote implies that there are no shortcuts or magic formulas to becoming a skilled writer; one must put in the time and effort to improve their craft.

Topics

Authors & Writing

By Mary Heaton Vorse

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for G

He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.

John of the Cross

My stories run up and bite me in the leg -- I respond by wri

My stories run up and bite me in the leg -- I respond by writing them down - everything that goes on during the bite. When I finish, the idea lets go and runs off.

Authors & Writing

I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leav

I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship.

Hope

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It i

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one's own perfection, to make one's every dream a reality.

Life

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances thro

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone.

Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp

Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism's high-minded principles and preoccupations have ceased to function, but before they have been replaced with a totally new system of values. It represents a moment of suspension before the batteries are recharged for the new millennium, an acknowledgment that preceding the future is a strange and hybrid interregnum that might be called the last gasp of the past.

Modern Modernism

He had worked for an entire year to make a dream come true,

He had worked for an entire year to make a dream come true, and that dream, minute by minute, was becoming less important. Maybe cause that wasn't really his dream.

Dreams

Up until the Depression, recession had a moral character: it

Up until the Depression, recession had a moral character: it was supposed to purge the body economic of the greed and excess that attends a business expansion.

Business

The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is f

The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.

Sir Richard Steele

Foolishness Fools

I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the hear

I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged its feet.

Heart

Feeling lurks in that interval of time between desire and it

Feeling lurks in that interval of time between desire and its consummation.

Science Fiction Dystopian Fiction

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is b

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.

Henry David Thoreau

Truth Honesty