Art Quote by Ann Patchett

“Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art, you must master the craft. If you want to…

— Ann Patchett

Stop thinking about writing as art. Think of it as work. If you’re an artist, whatever you do is going to be art. If…

— Paddy Chayefsky

“If you want to write, practice writing. Practice it for hours a day, not to come up with a story you can publish, but…

— Ann Patchett

To practice - write each and every day if possible - then try to attend professional writer's conferences where you can learn your craft,…

— James Dashner

I just write what I write, produce the music I produce and try to give myself a chance to stay true to the art…

— Amanda Shires

Writing is my job. I don't think of it as art.

— Isabel Allende

“The object of art is not to make salable pictures. It is to save yourself. The fools who write articles about me think that…

— Sherwood Anderson

The tricky thing about being a writer, or about being any kind of artist, is that in addition to making art you also have…

— Ann Patchett

“How do you write? You write, man, you write, that’s how…If you practice an art faithfully it will make you wise, and most writers…

— William Saroyan

I've always believed that as an artist, as a writer, you need a lot of contact with other people to make your art good.

— N. K. Jemisin

Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad. Write yourself…

— Elizabeth George

You have to write and develop and wait for the world to catch up to your art.

— Lena Waithe