Writing Quote by Andy Carrington

“It's impossible to be a good writer if you haven't lived badly. A past life of drinking heavily, fighting and whoring all help to…

— Ken Scott

“Writers aren't born, they're made--from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. And sometimes tutelage.”

— Alexander Chee

“The best writing takes you places you don't want to go. It drags you by the hair against your will and leaves you drained,…

— Penfist

“The worst thing you can do as a writer is waste people's time.”

— John Connolly

“Writing is a bittersweet addiction. The more it drains you; the more replenished you feel, and you crave it even more.”

— Anthea Syrokou

“Writing can be a splendid headache. Fun when words spill forth like a raging river and a catastrophic, hair-pulling experience when they won't.”

— Adam Santo

“Writers live within their mind for their flesh and bones are stuck in a far worse place.”

— Jason E. Hodges

“Reading makes me thirsty for writing. Writing makes me thirsty for reading. The cycle never ends.”

— Ksenia Anske

“I want to write a novel that is so good it causes readers to ignore meals, sleep, work, friends and spouses!!”

— R.E. Fisher

“As the sweaty, alcohol fuming bodies press in on me from all directions I decide that my ideal of a good time is reading…

— Rita Stradling

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

— Don Roff

“To become better writers we must become the best thieves and liars in the business. We slink around the pages of everyone else’s work…

— Chris Stocking