Writers talk about the agony of writing; I talk about the agony of not writing. — Laura Z. Hobson Copy Share Image
I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting. — Tony Gilroy Copy Share Image
In general, writers who talk to their colleagues and neighbors constantly about their own writing seem to me pretty insufferable. I try… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
You hear a lot of writers talk like writing is therapy or some kind of magic art, but it's a business. — Robert Ben Garant Copy Share Image
“Every time I hear writers talk about ‘the muse,’ I just want to bitch-slap them. It’s a job. Do your job.” — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer. Writers have no one to… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I am really interested in the way we relate to time. In particular, the way readers and writers talk to each other.… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
You're all alone when you're a writer. Sometimes you just feel you need a humanity bath. Even a ride on the subway… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
I rail against writers who talk about the loneliness of it all — what do they want, a crowd looking over their… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I try to pay attention to language. I think that as a general rule, we as writers talk too much and we… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
I'm one of those writers who can't talk about what they're working on. The entire four years I was writing 'House of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The basic thing is to be humble, and pretend you're a bartender in the tavern of life. Don't get too comfortable and… — James McBride Copy Share Image
Usually I work out the plot before I start. This time I thought: Writers always talk about not knowing where a book… — Daniel Kehlmann Copy Share Image
