Books Quote by Don Roff

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

— Don Roff

“Don't fool yourself. Talking about writing is not the same as actually doing it.”

— Christy Hall

“A writer writes to a great extent to be read (let's admire those who say they don't, but not believe them).”

— Albert Camus

“A writer should be read, not seen, as they seldom are a joy to the eye. ”

— Katarina Anhava

“There are always struggles in writing. Anyone who denies this is either lying to themselves or you. Or they’re not faithful to their audience.”

— Phoenix Elvis Nicholson

“If you don't write with the reader in mind, you are not a writer, period.”

— Tom Grimes

“I don't care if only a handful of people read my books, the stories must be told. I will never give up writing”

— Christy Sloat

“Do not write to impress others. Authors who write to impress people have difficulty remaining true to themselves.”

— Guy Kawasaki

“I was thinking the other day about the idea that you have a reader and a writer, and they’re different and they’re flawed and…

— George Saunders

“Writing is an act of ego, and you might as well admit it.”

— William Zinsser

“No writer is a quiet reader, for their reading will speak of their writing.”

— Anthony Liccione

“I hate writing, I hate pens and paper and all that fussiness. I have done well enough without it too, I think. Oh, I…

— Sebastian Barry