Breaks Quote by Countee Cullen

Success is something you should never take into consideration: if you follow it it'll elude you. It's important to really love your work as…

— Dacia Maraini

There are as many routes to writing success as there are writers who got there. My advice, however, applies across the board: read widely,…

— Therese Fowler

You don't write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you're really doing it, that's all you're doing:…

— Frank Herbert

To make anything successful, you need a good writer.

— Paresh Rawal

There are so many different kinds of writing and so many ways to work that the only rule is this: do what works. Almost…

— Sophy Burnham

As for how I feel about any success I've had, I just feel extremely lucky. Writing is a tough racket, and there are a…

— Donald Ray Pollock

I'm a writer and I've had some success.

— Carole Radziwill

The only failure in writing is when you stop doing it. Then you fail yourself.

— Natalie Goldberg

I don't know if there is any one secret to successful writing, but one important step is to move beyond imitation and discover what…

— James Gunn

The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.

— Gene Fowler

Perfecting and selling your writing is a lifelong task. If you are a persistent writer, you can expect your abilities to improve with time.…

— Winston Churchill

Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.

— Sandra Brown