Writing Quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“If you really have talent, you know, you'll go on writing - whatever people say to you.”

— Christopher Isherwood

“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.”

— Jules Renard 1890

“Talent is a faucet. When it is on, one must write. Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.”

— Jean Anouilh

“What you produce as a writer is art. A voice that opens a vein and leaves the reader lapping at the blood that’s been…

— H.N. Sieverding

“Writing is not a talent. It is an affliction.”

— Mike Engleman

“Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to listen to your mind and endure the life of the writer”

— Wahab Oriyomi Osuolale

“Writing is that strange calling which weighs so heavily on the soul yet brings much delight in its achievement.”

— Nancy LaRonda Johnson

“If you're a writer, write. And always strive for excellence.”

— Linda Yezak

“i never begin my writings with talent. i begin them with strong emotions and liquor. they finish with talent.”

— Darnell Lamont Walker

“You can only write well, what you have experienced.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“All you have to do is put one word after another, and remember how great it feels to be a writer.”

— Stephanie Lennox

“Reading novels needs almost as much talent as writing them,' he used to say.”

— Anthony Powell