Ass Quote by Donald Trump

“Write what you know," my ass. Now, I'm not suggesting that you write about my ass. But although you do not, in fact, know…

— Robyn Parnell

Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write than to be written…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

It's not in my place to comment on what the media says. You can write whatever you want to write. I'd just rather it…

— Jeff Green

I write as well as I can. I'm a journalist at heart, so it's the story that matters.

— Robert Harris

Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We…

— Naguib Mahfouz

That's my gutsy advice to any young writer: write only about what you know well.

— Amos Oz

You like to write. It's the single most important quality for someone who wants to be a writer. But not in itself enough.

— Haruki Murakami

I know people my age (early 40s) who insist upon only writing. You know what we call them? Ex-journalists.

— Jeff Pearlman

Obviously I don't have whatever it is you need to be a successful writer.

— Peter James

Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.

— J. B. Priestley

If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!

— Jackie Collins

I think for a young journalist, it's better to write for the Web at the moment than it is for print

— Tina Brown