I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
Langston HughesRead
To create a market for your writing you have to be consistent, professional, a continuing writer - not just a one-article or a one-story or a one-book man.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Success in writing requires ongoing commitment and professionalism.
Langston Hughes emphasizes the importance of consistency and professionalism in the writing field. He suggests that to truly carve out a space for your work, you must continually produce and engage with your audience rather than settling for just a single piece. This dedication not only strengthens your craft but also builds a loyal readership that recognizes your growth and evolution as a writer.
Themes
WritingConsistencyProfessionalismSuccessDedication
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a writing workshop to motivate attendees to commit to their writing journey.
More from Langston Hughes
All quotes βMy writing has been largely concerned with the depicting of Negro life in America.
Langston HughesRead
I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.
Langston HughesRead
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.
Langston HughesRead
The calm, Cool face of the river, Asked me for a kiss
Langston HughesRead
The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it.
Langston HughesRead
Similar quotes
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.
Johnny CashRead
Iβve been thrashed by the critics. I love having critics for breakfast. Iβve been having them for 30 years in Mexico - just eating them like chicken and then throwing the bones away. They have not survived, I have!
Carlos FuentesRead
Starting a business is like riding a wave between life and death. If you can hang on long enough, you're bound to succeed
Sam AltmanRead
Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.
Arnold PalmerRead
Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.
Bill DraytonRead
Without question, the single most important attribute of a successful entrepreneur is integrity. And that's not some philosophical or theoretical malarkey; it's hard-nosed fact.
David S. RoseRead