![The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bFQxhiTvtvE/X1uK0ILPWyI/AAAAAAAAKig/3Dn2b7JmAUU3Kkya39q5EelUfkAducCWACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-universe-is-made-of-stories-not-of-atoms.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
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![The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bFQxhiTvtvE/X1uK0ILPWyI/AAAAAAAAKig/3Dn2b7JmAUU3Kkya39q5EelUfkAducCWACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-universe-is-made-of-stories-not-of-atoms.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pKTmUd0VeVU/X1uKRnO93VI/AAAAAAAAKb4/pik0I6vDFDQuVQNTx-AnrwMMsaWpOIvIwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-purpose-of-a-writer-is-to-keep-civilization-from-destroying-itself.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.
![Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N_hMTr4QqKg/X1t71r1Uq_I/AAAAAAAAJRU/3qh9HHKJqFkVopZ4pGFS1ouSEZHm0uZaACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/some-writers-enjoy-writing-i-am-told-not-me-i-enjoy-having-written.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.
![A novelist cant be without a kimono and pen!(Shigure)](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8UrYh4dC2-M/X1tcj_2DlFI/AAAAAAAAFZk/VlQD0stE22AgSzL0z3ZJwcG0DgPNMP3tgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/a-novelist-cant-be-without-a-kimono-and-penshigure.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
A novelist cant be without a kimono and pen!(Shigure)
![If you wish to be a writer, write.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-spq6hlXkg50/X1tsaC2HyXI/AAAAAAAAHaY/nlb7C9QgOZQP9SXw3EzCNSs-akXY7PWegCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/if-you-wish-to-be-a-writer-write.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
If you wish to be a writer, write.
![When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aIAxy0oN-yc/X1uQXDut-9I/AAAAAAAALXE/pD2goNCb_V4cliMXkeXB-ttL0mhPmMoGQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/when-male-authors-write-love-stories-the-heroine-tends-to-end-up-dead.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead.
![Writing well means never having to say, “I guess you had to be there.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ixvbhayddNE/X1uSTgoCvjI/AAAAAAAALoU/8IXjCB1lg3opIwwe_KQ-UtcxAJGkxMKgwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/writing-well-means-never-having-to-say-i-guess-you-had-to-be-there.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Writing well means never having to say, “I guess you had to be there.
![Writers will happen in the best of families.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oy6ziroMDDA/X1uSNQ2_qfI/AAAAAAAALnI/hDGzGAJiTggPMShWzU_whhtiZSGQfFhwwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/writers-will-happen-in-the-best-of-families.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Writers will happen in the best of families.
![Good ideas stay with you until you eventually write the story.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-plpgs5mFMsg/X1tn2zwgs_I/AAAAAAAAGl8/6AOFy7oW8FwiBjVAI9Okx0s70wDAGTXmgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/good-ideas-stay-with-you-until-you-eventually-write-the-story.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Good ideas stay with you until you eventually write the story.
![Writers write while dreamers procastinate.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9MkzMrhUB1E/X1uSN-Bn3AI/AAAAAAAALnM/ME2jjyMN5r0631yRB61fN1gxh1E3XR5qgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/writers-write-while-dreamers-procastinate.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Writers write while dreamers procastinate.
![All writers should be put in a box and thrown in the sea.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bqLRrdP2BME/X1tdJuxeJhI/AAAAAAAAFhs/LgzrMBdCQOAtvV426SA2HicE0Vo8tmZYACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/all-writers-should-be-put-in-a-box-and-thrown-in-the-sea.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
All writers should be put in a box and thrown in the sea.
![If you’re silent for a long time, people just arrive in your mind.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5FBpf6KB2a0/X1tseVxy9zI/AAAAAAAAHbE/PQago4eF1-MglNANOUoQUKWVhryGsirUwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/if-youre-silent-for-a-long-time-people-just-arrive-in-your-mind.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)