Donald Barthelme Quotes about Writing

All Donald Barthelme Quotes Giving Literature Writing quotes

The writer is one who, embarking upon a task, does not know what to do... Writing is a process of dealing with not-knowing, a forcing of what and how.

The writer is one who, embarking upon a task, does not know what to do... Writing is a process of dealing with not-knowing, a forcing of what and how.

Donald Barthelme

Writing, Knowing, Doe

Endings are elusive, middles are nowhere to be found, but worst of all is to begin, to begin, to begin.

Donald Barthelme

Writing, Found, Worst

1972 Sadness,'The Rise of Capitalism'.

Write about what you're afraid of.

Donald Barthelme

Writing

As Jules Renard said, no matter how much care an author takes to write as few books as possible, there will be people who haven't heard of some of them.

Donald Barthelme

Book, Writing, People

Donald Barthelme (2008). “Flying to America: 45 More Stories”, p.208, Counterpoint Press