Writer Quote by George Orwell

“Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted and slightly savage if…

— Jessamyn West

“Writers, to my way of thinking, are no more free in their choices than most people. Our material chooses us; certain things engage us,…

— Tobias Wolff

“Writers are creatures of habit, as are humans, but writers aren’t necessarily human, are they?”

— Alyssa Hubbard

“...a writer has the duty to be good, not lousy; true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend…

— E. B. White

“We must remember that what a writer does to people is not necessarily what he intends to do. It may be only what people…

— T.S. Eliot

“The problem with being a writer is that it’s not enough to be a writer; one must also be seen to be a writer.”

— Paul Marlowe

“Writing is a way of remaking the world, both for the writer and reader.”

— Mark Rubinstein

“A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”

— Leonard Bernstein

“Writers by nature are subversive, observant, and discerning, and their voice contains that.”

— Amy Tan

“Why does everyone want to be a writer? It is because every person wants to feel that they have something of value to say.”

— Margie B. Klein

“Being a writer is like being in a relationship. If you're not 100% committed to your writing, you will fail to be the best…

— Patti Roberts

“When you're writing a book with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people who are ordinary, because they…

— Roald Dahl