Appeals Quote by Alice Mattison

I'm very much a writer at heart.

— Jamelle Bouie

I am, really, a great writer; my only difficulty is in finding great readers.

— Frank Harris

I'd go for "really great writer." Although I don't think I am. I know I have a style which is recognizable. I think you…

— Terry Pratchett

I'm probably one of the few authors in this country who could very comfortably live off my writing.

— Ravi Subramanian

A good writer is one you can read without breaking a sweat.

— Patricia T. O'Conner

When we started publishing, you had to be better than good. You had to be excellent. But as long as people are reading, I…

— Sandra Cisneros

You like to write. It's the single most important quality for someone who wants to be a writer. But not in itself enough.

— Haruki Murakami

My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything.

— Susan Sontag

I like to be read. That's most of what any writer could want.

— Mark Leibovich

I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. I'm sure that I will always be a writer. It…

— J K Rowling

I've enjoyed being a famous writer-except that every once in a while you have to write something.

— Ken Kesey

The great thing about being a writer is that you have a long, perhaps frighteningly long time in which to do your work.

— Julia Leigh