Believe Quote by Emily Barton

Almost 70 years have gone by, and I've still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always…

— Clive James

My writing goal is just this desperation to get as much done as possible. It's never a comfortable, relaxed thing. Especially because I know…

— Steve Toltz

I've found a bit of success in my career, and I'm very relieved by it, but the success that comes after a book is…

— Lauren Grodstein

I like the idea of being a working writer, not of saying that it's going to take me 30 years to write my magnum opus.

— Stewart O'Nan

I will never stop writing. People often ask when I will retire, but I say it's none of their business. Writing defines who I…

— Barbara Taylor Bradford

I ended up at fifty, over-the-hill, thinking I had no future. Finally, I realized that I had allowed myself to write less than I…

— Waldo Salt

There were points in my career where I thought, 'Maybe I'm done. Maybe I've written everything there is to write.' Now I've learned that…

— Sylvia Day

I never feel so alive as when I'm writing and the work is going well.

— Dani Shapiro

I still enjoy the process of writing. If I ever feel like I am going through the motions because I can sell anything at…

— John Grisham

I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about…

— Geoffrey S. Fletcher

I have finally realized that, you know, it's not a given that my lifespan will accommodate my writing aspirations.

— George Saunders

I still write what I need to write - but I can't deny that something has changed when I think about sending work out.…

— Denise Duhamel