Brenda Ueland Quotes

United States, Journalist
October 24, 1891 – March, 5, 1985.

Brenda Ueland was a journalist, editor, freelance writer, and teacher of writing. She is best known for her book If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit.

Also known as Editor, Writer, Teacher

Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or two.

Brenda Ueland
- Life
This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say.

Brenda Ueland
- Important

The tragedy of bold, forthright, industrious people is that they act so continuously without much thinking, that it becomes dry and empty.

Brenda Ueland
- People
- Thinking
- Bold
All children have creative power.

Brenda Ueland
- Children
- Power
I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like child stringing beads in kindergarten, - happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another.

Brenda Ueland
- Writing
- Happy
- Mountain
Even if I knew for certain that I would never have anything published again, and would never make another cent from it, I would still keep on writing.

Brenda Ueland
- Writing
It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next.

Brenda Ueland
Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.

Brenda Ueland
- Great