Academy Quote by Edward Abbey

I think there are a lot of writers that can get away with not being gifted with words.

— Evanna Lynch

Sometimes, what's not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices heard. I…

— Joel Edgerton

The academy is an incredibly sheltered world, and I do think it's important for writers to get out from under that shelter, at least…

— Garth Greenwell

A writer should write what he has to say and not speak it.

— Ernest Hemingway

“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

Writers take words seriously-perhaps the last professional class that does-and they struggle to steer their own through the crosswinds of meddling editors and careless…

— John Updike

It's much more fun as an actor, as well. If everything is on the page and you're spoon-feeding an audience you feel like your…

— Tom Hughes

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

Writers, directors often can get too precious with their words.

— Michael Pitt

Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

— Don Roff

The world needs writers. We will always be necessary. There are few professions that can claim that distinction.

— Rod McKuen