Writing Analytics
Features
Pricing
Blog
Tools
Writing Planner
How long will it take to write your book?
Writing Quotes
Get inspired by the world's best writers.
Word Counter
Count words, sentences and paragraphs.
Tools
Writing Planner
Writing Quotes
Word Counter
Log In
Start Free Trial
Start Free Trial
C. S. Lewis on Writing
Get inspired by the world's best writers.
“We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.”
#546
C. S. Lewis
More from C. S. Lewis
“Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.”
#547
C. S. Lewis
“You can make anything by writing.”
#548
C. S. Lewis
“Write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else.”
#549
C. S. Lewis
Back to All Quotes