Real Quote by Ernest Hemingway

Real seriousness in regard to writing being one of the two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent.

— Ernest Hemingway

Writing is something I take very seriously.

— Melody Gardot

One of the problems we have as writers is we don't take ourselves seriously while writing; being serious is setting aside a time and…

— Maya Angelou

Writing can be a pretty desperate endeavor, because it is about some of our deepest needs: our need to be visible, to be heard,…

— Anne Lamott

To be a serious writer requires discipline that is iron fisted. It's sitting down and doing it whether you think you have it in…

— Anonymous

Writing for me, even what you call serious writing, is play.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

The best advice on writing I've ever received is to take it seriously, because to do it well is all-consuming.

— David Guterson

The way I write possibly shouldn't be turned on serious things.

— Giles Coren

If you want to write, you write. Talent is simply not enough.

— Jane Yolen

Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.

— Peter Carey

I didn't take writing seriously at first - I didn't think I could do it. When I did, I fell in love with it.…

— Daniel Kaluuya

If you want to be a serious writer, then you have to write what there is to write about. If you're going to pull…

— Salman Rushdie