Ego Quote by Anonymous

If you're a writer, you have to be an egomaniac. You have to just believe in yourself, which is hard work.

— James Purdy

Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.

— Marina Abramovic

I've been writing books without ego for a very long time. I feel like it will get what it deserves. Or won't get what…

— Hilary Liftin

Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there'll always be better writers than you and there'll always be smarter writers than…

— Neil Gaiman

Sometimes it's a little overwhelming to take on other people's stories, that's just the kind of person I am, maybe I'm empathetic to a…

— Frank Iero

Sometimes the way comes later, when I'm not working or thinking about it at all. When stories don't work, you try to convince yourself…

— Mary J. Miller

Do the work that feeds your soul, not your ego.

— Jessica Walsh

“The problem is that you don't always get to write your own story. You get written into some stories, and if ask why, there…

— Brendan Kiely

When you focus on your own work, it all falls in place. People respect you.

— Rajkumar Hirani

Try not to become disappointed if someone doesn't like a story you've written. Stick up for your ideas, but listen to what other people…

— Margaret Mahy

“I have also met many others who may be technically good at what they do but whose ego constantly sabotages their work. Only part…

— Eckhart Tolle

Show more interest in their story than your own.

— Johnny Hunt