Fear Quote by E.W. Hornung

“I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to something better. Not writing at all leads to nothing.”

— Anna Quindlen

“You can only write well, what you have experienced.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Keep writing. The only failure is in not trying at all.”

— Erzabet Bishop

“It's good to write badly. Things can only get better.”

— Alan Dapre

“A poor attempt at writing is better than no attempt at all.”

— Ksenia Anske

“You only fail if you stop writing.”

— Ray Bradbury

“If you're not scared when you are writing you're not working hard enough. You'll be afraid but you have to keep going.”

— M. Molly Backes

“Some days I dread writing dreadfully, but I do it anyway. I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to writing something better.…

— Anne Quindlen

“Writing was a defeat, it was a humiliation, it was coming face-to-face with yourself and seeing you weren't good enough.”

— Karl Ove Knausgård

“It's impossible to be a good writer if you haven't lived badly.”

— Ken Scott

“But perhaps the real reason we keep writing is the hope naïve perhaps that we’ll make a better job of it next time. Unless…

— Geoff Nicholson

“I can’t and won’t write without hope. I’d rather never write again.”

— Melina Marchetta