Expectations Quote by Don Roff

Never expect what you write to be any good, 'cause it's the fear of writing badly that stops you from finding the right words.

— Kate Tempest

It's always struck me as unfair that writing has so little sensation when it's going well.

— Francis Spufford

Good writing is full of surprises and novelties, moving in a direction you don't expect.

— Iris Murdoch

Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they dont try or give up when their efforts dont lead to a masterpiece right…

— Lauren Tarshis

We writers don't really think about whether what we write is good or not. It's too much to worry about. We just put the…

— Garrison Keillor

“People have many cruel expectations from writers. People expect novelists to live on a hill with three kids and a spouse, people expect children's…

— C. JoyBell C

“Writers are always scrapping one word for a better one. Regular people just say stuff, they don't replace there words ever. Its the only…

— Morgan Parker

Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they don't try or give up when their efforts don't lead to a masterpiece right…

— Lauren Tarshis

Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego.

— John Cheever

“Being a writer all boils down to this: It's you, in a chair, staring at a page. And you're either going to stay in…

— Alessandra Torre

Good writing must stay open to the questions and not fall prey to the pull of a polemic, otherwise, words simply become predictable, sentimental,…

— Terry Tempest Williams

Writers are always critical of themselves and I'm no exception. I always feel that maybe I could have done better.

— Iris Johansen