Children Quote by Anne Tyler

I think I have become a better writer since having children. It improves creativity, particularly because once you have children it makes you realise…

— Louise Doughty

As far as writing, it's grown because I've really grown comfortable with who I am.

— Eric Church

I have grown a lot since 'Ready.' I guess my ability to write has gotten better.

— Ruel

I think that being a parent has expanded my writing, expanded my understanding of my characters, and has added a depth and richness to…

— Jesmyn Ward

Writing has been one of the most powerful influences in my life and it always has been since I was a little girl.

— Evangeline Lilly

I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I had children,…

— Ann Packer

I had a 20-year career. I have two children. The advantage of writing later in my life is that I already had a whole…

— Amor Towles

For a writer, children make life needlessly hard. I've muddled through a lot of things, but I have not muddled through my writing life.…

— Richard Ford

I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft…

— Patti Smith

I've grown more and more appreciative of good writing, and I now really hope I can become a better and better writer.

— James Lapine

I actually have two children now, and sometimes I wonder if that's it. Because they do make writing and directing more complicated and more…

— Diablo Cody

If I hadn't had my children, I wouldn't have written more and better, I would have written less and worse.

— Margaret Laurence