Better Quote by A. A. Gill

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

— John Milius

Writing doesn’t get easier with experience. The more you know, the harder it is to write.

— Tim O'Brien

I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to…

— Chris Van Allsburg

I think it's easier for me to write from experience.

— Phoebe Bridgers

Don't you think that's the main reason people find [writing] so difficult? If they can write complete sentences and can use a dictionary, isn't…

— Kurt Vonnegut

Writing is a skill, not a talent, and this difference is important because a skill can be improved by practice.

— Robert Stacy McCain

Why are some things easier to write than say?

— Ally Condie

Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.

— Julia Cameron

Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.

— Thomas Berger

Once the grammar has been learned, writing is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say.

— Beryl Bainbridge

Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer. But why? Why do you choose one set of tools rather than another?

— James D. Houston

Writing is not, alas, like riding a bicycle: it does not get easier with practice.

— Nancy Mairs