Love Quote by Daniel Kemp

“Writers write because they're writers.”

— Brian A. McBride

“People say that writers write for money. From my own experience that's not true. I write for me. I publish for money.”

— Greg Curtis

“Why does everyone want to be a writer? It is because every person wants to feel that they have something of value to say.”

— Margie B. Klein

Most of the writers I know work every day, in obscurity and close to poverty, trying to say one thing well and true. Day…

— Timothy Egan

“writers shouldn’t spend all their time doing what they don’t enjoy. Instead, they need to do what they love. They need to write.”

— Jeff Goins

“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those…

— Stephen King

“To become better writers we must become the best thieves and liars in the business. We slink around the pages of everyone else’s work…

— Chris Stocking

“Who knows why we do it? And when we've done it, nobody wants it. Still we keep doing it. That's what makes a writer…

— Chloe Thurlow

“Isn’t that why all writers write? To inspire their readers?”

— Adam Langer

“Writing is a lot like sex: at first you do it because you enjoy it. Then you find yourself doing it with others. But…

— Michael J. Goulding

“Writing is not a job description. A great deal of it is luck. Don't do it if you are not a gambler because a…

— Margaret Atwood

“Why do writers write? Why do actors act? Why do painters paint? It doesn't pay much, unless you're very successful. It's who we are.”

— Lori Ann Lesko