After a while, you start to realize that you should write…

“Over the years I have come to realize that I write the book I want to read, the one I can't find anywhere.”

— Ann Patchett

“But perhaps the real reason we keep writing is the hope naïve perhaps that we’ll make a better job of it next time. Unless…

— Geoff Nicholson

Everybody just needs to realize that when you write something you're just in one mood. I was told I needed to write it and…

— Bradford Cox

You can't write a book if you've never read a book. And if you've read five books and you try to write a book,…

— Bun B

We just try to write about things that are close to our hearts. We don't sit around trying to write another 'Free Bird' or…

— Rickey Medlocke

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit…

— Sean Lennon

Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.

— Richard Paul Evans

I try to write about the stuff that torments us all.

— Danielle Steel

I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good storyline.

— Ernest Gaines

I try to write every day. I don't beat myself up about word counts, or how many hours are ticking by on the clock…

— Jonathan Lethem

I don't have a whole bunch of literary connections. I don't write reviews or attend writer's conferences. I'm kind of shy and don't want…

— Susanna Kaysen

I try to write the kind of books I like to read.

— Isabel Allende

I don't get writer's block. I don't try to write anything; when something comes, I write it. I just practice and when I get…

— Jose James

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write…

— Madeleine L'Engle

I have all the time and space in the world when I write a book.

— Diana Gabaldon