Affirming Quote by Brian Evenson

As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I've always had that.

— Ronald Frame

Writing reminds you of how much there is in your life that stands outside your explanations. In that way, it's almost a journey into…

— Pico Iyer

Ive always seen writing as a way of telling the truth. For me, writing is about truth. I have always tried to be faithful…

— Edmund White

Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot if difference. They don't have to makes speeches. Just believing…

— Stephen King

I've always seen writing as a way of telling the truth. For me, writing is about truth. I have always tried to be faithful…

— Edmund White

Knowing about authors' beliefs helps you understand how those beliefs influence their writing, and things you thought meant one thing, once you've got enough…

— N. K. Jemisin

If a writer disbelieves what he is writing, then he can hardly expect his reader to believe it.

— Jorge Luis Borges

I don't let myself believe in writer's block. I feel very strongly writing is habit as much as an art or a craft. And…

— Nora Roberts

To write requires an ego, a belief that what you say matters. Writing also requires an aching curiosity leading you to discover, uncover, what…

— Terry Tempest Williams

Religion, if it is genuine, is so profoundly interwoven with individual thought and experience that it is no more exhaustible than consciousness itself. And…

— Marilynne Robinson

Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.

— Anne Lamott

“So why does our writing matter, again?" they ask. Because of the spirit, I say. Because of the heart. Writing and reading decrease our…

— Anne Lamott