Arms Quote by Ernest Hemingway

Since then, I have just read and read - but, that said, I suppose there is a raft of writers to whom I return…

— Penelope Lively

Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it.

— Richard Ford

I don't like re-writing very much. The fourth and the fifth draft - that's too much like work. There's not much inspiration about it,…

— Scott Turow

Writing takes too much patience and it takes too much out of you for me to want to attempt it too often.

— Vikramaditya Motwane

The longer I carry on, the more difficult writing seems to get.

— W. G. Sebald

“When asked about rewriting, Ernest Hemingway said that he rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times before he was satisfied. Vladimir…

— Susan M. Tiberghien

Since I had started to break down all my writing and get rid of all facility and try to make instead of describe, writing…

— Ernest Hemingway

That thing you had to force yourself to do-the actual act of writing-turns out to be the best part.

— Anne Lamott

I've tried to quit writing several times, but I enjoy it too much.

— Jack McDevitt

Writing really is a difficult craft and there are many parts to master.

— James Johnson

Keep your hands moving. Writing is rewriting.

— August Wilson

Writing is a necessity and often a pleasure, but at the same time, it can be a great burden and a terrible struggle.

— Jonathan Lethem