Fail Quote by Gail Sher

Writers are what they write, also what they fail to write.

— Diana Trilling

If I try to write a song, I will completely fail to write a song. But if I'm just holding my guitar and I…

— Kina Grannis

“What writing practice, like Zen practice does is bring you back to the natural state of mind…The mind is raw, full of energy, alive…

— Natalie Goldberg

Writing is something that I practice at every day to get better at.

— PJ Harvey

In writing practice, there's no direction. You enter your own mind and follow it where it takes you. We have a great need to…

— Natalie Goldberg

This is the practice school of writing. Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it. Some days you don't…

— Natalie Goldberg

[T]he one thing I want for you is to recognize when you are really singing in writing practice and honor that. Trust that. When…

— Natalie Goldberg

It takes practice to do anything unique within this field, period, in writing, practice doing anything unique in writing.

— N. K. Jemisin

I am always urging my students to honor their writing practice, to set up a schedule.

— Tayari Jones

“If you want to write, practice writing. Practice it for hours a day, not to come up with a story you can publish, but…

— Ann Patchett

A couple of pieces of advice for the kids who are serious about writing are: first of all, to read everything you can get…

— Ann M. Martin

I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.

— Natalie Goldberg