Writer Quotes

4019 Writer quotes by 2168 unique authors

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such… — Joseph Addison
It is insight into human nature that is the key to the communicator's skill. For whereas the writer is concerned with what he puts into… — William Bernbach
The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps. — Robert Benchley
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. — Josh Billings
A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender. — Jim Bishop
I'm not a great joke writer, which is odd for a comic to say, but I'm not. — Lewis Black
I'm a writer. An amateur photographer. An actor. — Ben Affleck
Never, ever become a writer. It's a nightmare. — Alain de Botton
I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer. — Anthony Bourdain
I'm a pretty decent writer. It comes easy to me. I don't agonize over sentences. I write like I talk. I try to make them… — Anthony Bourdain
In college, I think I probably positioned myself as an aspiring writer, meaning I dressed sort of extravagantly and adopted all the semi-Byronic affectations, as… — Anthony Bourdain
The importance to the writer of first writing must be out of all proportion of the actual value of what is written. — Elizabeth Bowen
You know Nashville, there's people that are ten times more talented than me, ten times better singer than me, song writer than me, but for… — Garth Brooks
For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. — Joseph Brodsky
I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker. — Gwendolyn Brooks
Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate… — Mel Brooks
I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull. — Rita Mae Brown
To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding. — Anatole Broyard
All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will like the book to the degree that he agrees with the writer… — Steven Brust
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish… — Edward Albee
In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book.… — Pearl S. Buck
You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down. — Jimmy Buffett
And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And… — Jimmy Buffett
Some say that Cusk has no sense of humour, but expecting giggles from this writer would be akin to expecting sonnets from Benny Hill. — Julie Burchill
It is indeed difficult to make a living as a writer, and my advice to anyone contemplating a literary career is to have some other… — William S. Burroughs

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