If you're going to write for a living, you should find something fun to write. — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
I never wanted to write a book, and people have asked me for years to do it. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
To be honest, I used to always procrastinate when I write. I mean, I love writing, but I hate it. — David Grann Copy Share Image
I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after… — Anita Diament Copy Share Image
I was 35 when I started taking classes at Ohio University. After I got my degree, I kept working at the mill.… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
It was not just that Ross Macdonald taught us how to write; he did something much more, he taught us how to… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
Do I appreciate the idea of jealousy, revenge and all these so-called dark qualities? Yes. Do I write these songs in order… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
Your success as a writer will probably not depend on how well you write so much as in how you handle rejections. — Gilbert Morris Copy Share Image
For someone who wants to write a story, they should go on thinking about the story. When it comes up to a… — Sudha Murty Copy Share Image
Writing is fun - at least mostly. I write for four hours every day. After that I go running. As a rule,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“You ask me why I do not write something… I think one's feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to be… — Florence Nightingale Copy Share Image
The way I found time to write 'The Imperfectionists' was that I took work as a copy editor at the 'International Herald… — Tom Rachman Copy Share Image
I don't know if I have some kind of defiance disorder or something, but if I'm hired to write something by "The… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
You have to surrender to your mediocrity, and just write. Because it's hard, really hard, to write even a crappy book. But… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
I have a blog where I keep in touch with my fans. I write about things that are important to me. Sometimes… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I honestly think I could sit down and write a show tonight that the critics would love, and I know it would… — Sherwood Schwartz Copy Share Image
I've reached a point in life where it would be easy to let down my guard and write simple imagistic poems. But… — Maxine Kumin Copy Share Image
My writing process isn't a very organized thing. The actual writing part is a tiny part of my life. I often write… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
The people who write official histories for the Army believe that a generation needs to pass before you can tackle the official… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
I wish I could say I write 9-5. It's usually more like 8-6, every day but the weekends. — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
I think part of the reason anyone goes into journalism is to get a response to what they write. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
I do not keep a diary. Never have. To write a diary every day is like returning to one's own vomit. — Enoch Powell Copy Share Image
In 2012, I really thought, 'That's it. It's over. I've written what I can write.' — Patrick Marber Copy Share Image
For years, I felt I was a novelist, but now I know I can write short fiction. — Jill McCorkle Copy Share Image
It's my mouth I say what I want too, and it's my wall I can write anything I feel like to write — Junior Dè Rèál Testament Copy Share Image
he had been making an unsuccessful effort to write something about nothing in particular — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
If there is a book you want to read but isn't written yet,write it. — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
If I could write a novel while I'm walking, I probably would. — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
“I can’t and won’t write without hope. I’d rather never write again.” — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
Well, I always write when I am inspired, and I am not a constant song-writer. — Katie Melua Copy Share Image
Many, many people can write books. I just happen to be one of them. — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
