Honestly Quote by Anne Lamott

“in order to be a writer, you have to learn to be reverent.”

— Anne Lamott

If you don't believe what I'm telling you, then ask yourself this: would any decent, kind-hearted individual become a writer? Of course not.

— Brandon Sanderson

Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.

— J. B. Priestley

No wonder you want to be a writer. How can you not, with all that behind you? You practically are a novel already.

— Sylvia Brownrigg

You can't want to be a writer. You have to be one.

— Paul Theroux

“I honestly think in order to be a writer, you have to learn to be reverent. If not, why are you writing? Why are…

— Anne Lamott

It's easy, after all, not to be a writer. Most people aren't writers, and very little harm comes to them.

— Julian Barnes

To be a writer you need to see things as they are, and to see things as they are you need a certain basic…

— Tobias Wolff

Writing is hard work. But if you want to become a writer you will become one. Nothing will stop you.

— Dorothy Day

The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.

— Martin Cruz Smith

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you…

— Jean M. Auel

As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I've always had that.

— Ronald Frame