--- title: "18 Hours Writing Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 18 Hours Writing quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Hours Writing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/john-mcaleer-249459_reading_you-will-learn-more-about-writing-from-o_825578.jpg" --- > [“You will learn more about writing from one hour of reading than you will in six hours of writing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcaleer/you-will-learn-more-about-writing-from-one-hour-of-reading-than-you/) [John McAleer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcaleer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/john-mcaleer-249459_reading_you-will-learn-more-about-writing-from-o_825578.jpg) > [When I'm on a good go, I can do 12, 13 hours of writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karin-slaughter/when-i-m-on-a-good-go-i-can-do-12-13-hours-of-writing/) [Karin Slaughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karin-slaughter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/karin-slaughter-1463_go_when-i-m-on-a-good-go-i-can-do-12-13-hou_1659429.png) > [Do I want to spend my diminished working hours writing or answering email? Now I have somebody read through them. If someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-weiner/do-i-want-to-spend-my-diminished-working-hours-writing-or-answering/) [Jennifer Weiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-weiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/jennifer-weiner-2358_email_do-i-want-to-spend-my-diminished-working_2309432.png) > [Newton took no exercise, indulged in no amusements, and worked incessantly, often spending eighteen or nineteen hours out of the twenty-four in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/newton-took-no-exercise-indulged-in-no-amusements-and-worked/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/anonymous-1_amusement_newton-took-no-exercise-indulged-in-no-a_2845885.jpg) > [Three hours of writing require twenty hours of preparation. Luckily I have learned to dream about the work, which saves me some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/three-hours-of-writing-require-twenty-hours-of-preparation-luckily-i/) [John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/john-steinbeck-71_dream_three-hours-of-writing-require-twenty-ho_2027402.jpg) > [No, there is literally nothing on the business side that I wouldn't sacrifice in a heartbeat to have an extra couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-k-rowling-2/no-there-is-literally-nothing-on-the-business-side-that-i-wouldn-t/) [J. K. Rowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-k-rowling-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/j-k-rowling-2-683_business_no-there-is-literally-nothing-on-the-bus_1259683.jpg) > [I needed to find my way to write. I need about six hours of uninterrupted time in order to produce about two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-parker/i-needed-to-find-my-way-to-write-i-need-about-six-hours-of/) [Robert B. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/robert-b-parker-2608_able_i-needed-to-find-my-way-to-write-i-need_2340510.png) > [A really good day for me is to write my book for about four hours, go to the writing room for about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-connelly/a-really-good-day-for-me-is-to-write-my-book-for-about-four-hours-go/) [Michael Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-connelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/michael-connelly-1004_book_a-really-good-day-for-me-is-to-write-my_1982549.jpg) > [“I've probably put my 10,000 hours into writing, but I believe writing well is also greatly influenced by certain intangibles like mood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-loguidice/i-ve-probably-put-my-10-000-hours-into-writing-but-i-believe-writing/) [Bill Loguidice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-loguidice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/bill-loguidice-35427_inspiration_i-ve-probably-put-my-10-000-hours-into-w_2426643.jpg) > [There isn't a dearth of it, but I will confess that it's harder for me to find songs on which I'm willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-torme/there-isn-t-a-dearth-of-it-but-i-will-confess-that-it-s-harder-for-me/) [Mel Torme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-torme/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/mel-torme-23523_anything_there-isn-t-a-dearth-of-it-but-i-will-co_1668638.jpg) > [I hate being called lazy, so when everybody gets up at half seven in the morning, I'm up at the same time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-shah/i-hate-being-called-lazy-so-when-everybody-gets-up-at-half-seven-in/) [Nadine Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-shah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/nadine-shah-44025_done_i-hate-being-called-lazy-so-when-everybo_1700223.jpg) > [I have a group of cafes and coffee shops that I go to regularly. They usually have an area where I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-have-a-group-of-cafes-and-coffee-shops-that-i-go-to-regularly-they/) [Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/bong-joon-ho-21476_cafes_i-have-a-group-of-cafes-and-coffee-shops_1463297.jpg) > [I used to work in kitchens, doing 12 or more hours a day of physical labor, so today, eight to 12 hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-used-to-work-in-kitchens-doing-12-or-more-hours-a-day-of-physical/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/rachael-ray-7121_chatting_i-used-to-work-in-kitchens-doing-12-or-m_2320187.jpg) > [The useless days will add up to something. The shitty waitressing jobs. The hours writing in your journal. The long meandering walks.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-strayed/the-useless-days-will-add-up-to-something-the-shitty-waitressing-jobs-2/) [Cheryl Strayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-strayed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/cheryl-strayed-605_add_the-useless-days-will-add-up-to-somethin_712812.png) > [“The life of a writer is absolute hell compared with the life of a businessman. The writer has to force himself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/the-life-of-a-writer-is-absolute-hell-compared-with-the-life-of-a/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/roald-dahl-899_absolute-freedom_the-life-of-a-writer-is-absolute-hell-co_596485.jpg) > [I respect people that find writing easy, because I have focus problems. I'll spend five days eating cereal and YouTubing and two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexa-chung/i-respect-people-that-find-writing-easy-because-i-have-focus-problems/) [Alexa Chung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexa-chung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/alexa-chung-4049_easy_i-respect-people-that-find-writing-easy_3151614.jpg) > [I was very disciplined when home - lights out for the girls at 9:00, two hours of writing for me. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-weisman/i-was-very-disciplined-when-home-lights-out-for-the-girls-at-9-00-two/) [Jon Weisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-weisman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/jon-weisman-31172_discipline_i-was-very-disciplined-when-home-lights_434028.jpg) > [Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/two-hours-of-writing-fiction-leaves-this-writer-completely-drained/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/roald-dahl-899_different-people_two-hours-of-writing-fiction-leaves-this_2899508.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hours-writing/#itemlist", "name": "Hours Writing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You will learn more about writing from one hour of reading than you will in six hours of writing.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John McAleer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcaleer/you-will-learn-more-about-writing-from-one-hour-of-reading-than-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/john-mcaleer-249459_reading_you-will-learn-more-about-writing-from-o_825578.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/john-mcaleer-249459_reading_you-will-learn-more-about-writing-from-o_825578.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/john-mcaleer-249459_reading_you-will-learn-more-about-writing-from-o_825578.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You will learn more about writing from one hour of reading than you will in six hours of writing.” — John McAleer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I'm on a good go, I can do 12, 13 hours of writing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Karin Slaughter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karin-slaughter/when-i-m-on-a-good-go-i-can-do-12-13-hours-of-writing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/karin-slaughter-1463_go_when-i-m-on-a-good-go-i-can-do-12-13-hou_1659429.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/karin-slaughter-1463_go_when-i-m-on-a-good-go-i-can-do-12-13-hou_1659429.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/karin-slaughter-1463_go_when-i-m-on-a-good-go-i-can-do-12-13-hou_1659429.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I'm on a good go, I can do 12, 13 hours of writing.” — Karin Slaughter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do I want to spend my diminished working hours writing or answering email? 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