Art Quote by Ash Sweeney

“He often said he had to be a writer because he wasn't good at anything else. He was not good at being an employee.…

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“Baudelaire" When I fall asleep, and even during sleep, I hear, quite distinctly, voices speaking Whole phrases, commonplace and trivial, Having no relation to…

— Delmore Schwartz

I'd chosen to dedicate my life to writing, and I asked myself, 'if you write your whole life, and nobody ever sees a word,…

— Nathan Englander

When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time," and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all…

— Stephen King

Somebody who had read Lila asked me, ‘Why do you write about the problem of loneliness?’ I said: ‘It’s not a problem. It’s a…

— Marilynne Robinson

My wonderful editor, Jackie Onassis, asked me to write a book that I wanted to write. I said, 'Look, it's not going to be…

— Judith Jamison

On the return flight from my mother in Florida , I sat next to a businessman who asked me what I did for a…

— Kate DiCamillo

I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.

— Carol Ann Duffy

I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I'm…

— Daniel Alarcon

I've been asked to write a book several times; I've had several publishers come to me and offer me book deals. Especially right after…

— Mike Portnoy

I've been asked to write an autobiography, and I've started it a couple of times, on different angles, and maybe one day I will,…

— John Saxon

They asked me to write it and zoomed me over there to do it. But they ended up sacking me.

— Eddie Campbell