“Better that the book should be not quite so good, and the writer better, and not himself a ridiculous contrast to all… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“It’s the natural trajectory of a writing career that a writer becomes better at being herself.” — Amy Hempel Copy Share Image
If I'm here, I'll be trying to be a better human being, a better writer, a better friend and a better beloved. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer. — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I've had a few jobs, but if you want to be a writer, you're better off getting a job that doesn't require… — John Cooper Clarke Copy Share Image
“What's this "rough life of a novelist" bullshit? You sound like an idiot. You're a writer. At least give yourself better lines.” — Maki Murakami Copy Share Image
Detroit, my 'great' subject, made me the person I am, consequently the writer I am - for better or worse. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
You're a writer. And that's something better than being a millionaire. Because it's something holy. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any.… — John Irving Copy Share Image
But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the… — Ron White Copy Share Image
When asked how she knows when her writing is where she wants it to be: "I know when it's the best I… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“The better a writer, the better he erases his footprints- yet the better the writer, the more he wants us to intuit… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
The reader knows the writer better than he knows himself; but the writer's physical presence is light from a star that has… — John Updike Copy Share Image
the only way to become a better writer is to become a better person. — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
