Intellectual Quote by Barista Uno

“A writer should be able to open a window or two and prompt others to see the world and themselves in a new light.…

— Barista Uno

“Writing is a lonely pursuit. The only thing working is imagination and hands. The only difference between writing and masturbation is one is presumably…

— Mark Bell

An author who enjoys writing may sometimes please other people by accident, but he can never pass on to any one else the zestful…

— J. E. Buckrose

a novelist's chief desire is to be as unconscious as possible. He has to induce in himself a state of perpetual lethargy. He wants…

— Virginia Woolf

a basic “must” for every writer: A simple solitude-physical & mental.

— Rod Serling

“Being a writer guarantees that you will spend too much time alone -- and that as a result, your mind will begin to warp.”

— Anne Lamott

“Becoming a successful professional writer implies that one's own mind is entertaining enough to keep the work interesting. ”

— Robert Stump

“The calling of an author is more than just to entertain, but also to share ones experiences with the world.”

— M.J. Stoddard

“The highest privilege of being a writer is being able to say, 'open your mind to me and I'll take you to another world.”

— Alexei Maxim Russell

“I find it very liberating—as a writer—to test the limits of my imagination; and then to propel myself beyond them!”

— Jason W. Blair

“The ultimate goal of any writer is to explore the lightest and darkest aspects of being. If a writer accomplishes this task, the work…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“The writer’s life requires courage, patience, empathy, openness. It requires the ability to be alone with oneself. Gentle with oneself. To be disciplined, and…

— Dani Shapiro