Consequence Quote by Cyril Connolly

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no…

— Cyril Connolly

The function of a writer is to make sense of life. It is such a mystery, it changes all the time, like the light.

— Nadine Gordimer

A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing.

— William Zinsser

Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.

— Carlos Fuentes

“All we can do is write, but its up to the reader to decide if we wrote masterpieces or empty silliness, and there is…

— Uma Nnenna

That's the advantage of being a writer: No matter what happens, as long as you survive it, it goes into the work.

— Alexandra Fuller

The real skill of being a writer is being able to take your inspired moments, and make them work as a whole, through the…

— Nick Blaemire

Your obligation as writers is to distinguish yourself. … The ultimate result should be a book that you write that no one else could…

— David Morrell

“The ultimate goal of any writer is to explore the lightest and darkest aspects of being. If a writer accomplishes this task, the work…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

A writer wastes nothing.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“A writer's work is never done, unless he or she has no readers.”

— K. Sean Harris

I am a writer, and the duty of a writer is not only to furnish pleasant pursuits for the mind and taste: he will…

— Nikolai Gogol