Writing Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Ah the dreams of being a writer… They always smell of old research books and several cups of coffee.”

— Laís Queiroz

“Writers don't need food. Writers can survive on coffee, idea fumes, and trifles. Rich literary trifles.”

— Ksenia Anske

“What do writers look like?”

— Graham Spaid

“Sometimes a writer is inspired by the moment, more often they are prepared.”

— Loron-Jon Stokes

“Writing is like cooking. You toss in a bunch of ingredients and hope the combination of flavors will appeal to someone's taste.”

— Dee Leone

“If writers were good business men, they'd have too much sense to be writers.”

— Irvin S. Cobb

“What reader or dreamer doesn’t imagine the romantic life of a writer, who lingers between the desk and the fridge in the morning and…

— Rawi Hage

“Writers aren't born, they're made--from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. And sometimes tutelage.”

— Alexander Chee

“Perhaps, writing is like the taste of honey sucked from flowers in a garden, each tasting differently.”

— Anu Lal

“He has tongue of a writer.”

— Toba Beta

“I am glad I have found a readership, but one can't write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. ”

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

“...writing surrounds us: it's not something we do just in school or on the job but something that is as familiar and everyday as…

— Andrea A. Lunsford