“Writing takes a pen, a sheet of paper and, to start with, just the shadow of an idea.” — Françoise Sagan Copy Share Image
“Like reading, writing takes me to places I would otherwise never be able to go.” — Bea Cannon Copy Share Image
A piece of writing takes exactly as long as it needs to be done right. — Norma Fox Mazer Copy Share Image
A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world. — Leonard Mlodinow Copy Share Image
Writing takes too much patience and it takes too much out of you for me to want to attempt it too often. — Vikramaditya Motwane Copy Share Image
“Writing takes place in an open playing field with limitless possibilities, most of them terrible.” — Scott Gates Copy Share Image
Eventually the writing takes time. What I want to do is get the story down and I want to know what happens… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“The best writing takes you places you don't want to go. It drags you by the hair against your will and leaves… — Penfist Copy Share Image
I'm trying to take more nothing time - and that means sacrificing doing. It's partly to do with age, partly to do… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
Writing takes gall. I like to think that's true even for writers with several books under their belt, writers who have been… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
