Top 6 Gordon Lish Quotes (2025 Update)

Gordon Lish Quote: “The secret of good writing is telling the truth.”

1. “The secret of good writing is telling the truth.”

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

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3. “Writing is not about self-expression; it is about putting words on paper.”

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4. “It’s not what happens to people on the page; it’s about what happens to a reader in his heart and mind.”

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5. “Don’t have stories; have sentences.”

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6. “Never be sincere – sincerity is the death of writing.”

— Gordon Lish

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