Better Quote by Curtis Sittenfeld

It sounds shameful, but on my best days I write only about three or four hours.

— Anne Bernays

Naturally I feel no shame in writing these things because of the time which separates the moment when they are written--when only I can…

— Annie Ernaux

You can be a writer who doesnt read everyday. But youre not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.

— Don Roff

Even a day writing badly for me is 10 times better than a day where I don’t write at all.

— Anonymous

I don't think you have time to waste not writing because you are afraid you won't be good at it.

— Anne Lamott

No time you spend writing will be wasted - even if you write something that's bad.

— Elif Batuman

I never bought the excuse of not having time to write. If you really want to do it, you're either going to find those…

— Harlan Coben

It's a shameful thing to admit for someone who writes such long books, but I read so slowly that I almost subvocalize.

— Ron Chernow

I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.

— Nora Roberts

Writing reminds you that you're never alone. Writing and reading is to be optimistic.

— Richard Flanagan

My sorrow is I used to read all the time and now, as a writer, I don't have the time to read.

— Alice Hoffman

It surprises me constantly that my sometimes-unorthodox approach has such a large following, but I'm very grateful to my readers for allowing me to…

— Grant Morrison