Art Quote by F. Sionil Jose

Art comes from a visceral need and is usually generated by something I have seen; writing comes from something that happens in my head…

— E. L. Konigsburg

“Writing is a simple but elusive art,” he said. “To write is to describe. Describe accurately and respectfully. And perhaps passionately.”

— Josh Farrar

Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level. . . . A writer is someone who writes.

— Pat Schneider

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

— Gustave Flaubert

Writing is my job. I don't think of it as art.

— Isabel Allende

I just write what I write, produce the music I produce and try to give myself a chance to stay true to the art…

— Amanda Shires

“Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art, you must master the craft. If you want to…

— Ann Patchett

You have to give your art everything you can - I don't mean only writing, but studying other poets and poetics, thinking, reading what…

— Adrienne Rich

“Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art you must master the craft. If you want to…

— Ann Patchett

You make art, you make it from what you know, and that's the best way to make art. You get lost in the details…

— Boots Riley

The process of writing can be a powerful tool for self-discovery. Writing demands self-knowledge; it forces the writer to become a student of human…

— Georg Buhler

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring…

— Andre Maurois