Ends Quote by Anne Lamott

“Why writers stumble over words when talking? Because we have so much to say, our mouths can't keep up with our brains.”

— Ksenia Anske

It's always struck me as unfair that writing has so little sensation when it's going well.

— Francis Spufford

“Writers write. Period. No matter how hard it is. One word after another. Sometimes the sentences spill quickly from our fingertips, and other times…

— Debra Dixon

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

— Don Roff

I sometimes think it is because they are so bad at expressing themselves verbally that writers take to pen and paper in the first…

— Gore Vidal

“Sometimes writing everyday is like pulling teeth, painful, but necessary.”

— Wendy Swore

Even writers need relief from words.

— Sarah Vowell

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry.

— William Collins

“Writing is like pulling teeth out of your penis.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Few people realize how badly they write. Nobody has shown them how much excess or murkiness has crept into their style.

— William Zinsser

Often the process of writing can feel like spitting into the ocean.

— Max Boot

We writers don't really think about whether what we write is good or not. It's too much to worry about. We just put the…

— Garrison Keillor