Fear Quote by Barry Mann

I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I have never believed that one should wait until one is inspired because I think the pleasures of not writing are so great that…

— John Updike

I think writers are very anxious.

— Helen Garner

I feel that there are two kinds of writers. I feel that there are writers who are storytellers and then there are those just…

— Steve Toltz

A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to…

— Roald Dahl

Writers, at least writers of fiction, are always full of anxiety and worry.

— Peter Carey

This fear is one of the horrors of an author's life. Where does work come from? What chance, what small episode will start the…

— Carson McCullers

“Writers live with fear. Some writers cannot deal with the fear, and so they quit or refuse to publish. In order to write, you…

— Patrick Mcmanus

“The most understandable trap is to wait for fear to subside before starting one’s journey. It doesn’t, won’t, and shouldn’t. Too much good writing…

— Ralph Keyes

That's what writing is. It's moving past your fear.

— Jacqueline Woodson

Once the initial excitement wears off and it's time to sit down to write, the authors are usually still very eager, but the reality…

— Deborah Reber

I think writing for me has always been a matter of fear. Writing is fear and not writing is fear. I am afraid of…

— Fran Lebowitz