Break Quote by George V. Higgins

“One of the biggest, and possibly the biggest, obstacle to becoming a writer... is learning to live with the fact that the wonderful story…

— Robin McKinley

Becoming a writer is not a 'career decision' like becoming a doctor or a policeman. You don't choose it so much as get chosen,…

— Paul Auster

The thing about being a writer is that you never have to ask, 'Am I doing something that's worthwhile?' Because even if you fail…

— Richard Ford

That's the advantage of being a writer: No matter what happens, as long as you survive it, it goes into the work.

— Alexandra Fuller

“Writing is a profession that has no real career structure and your best advice when you hit a difficulty is probably going to come…

— Sara Sheridan

You have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer.

— Doris Lessing

A writer never finds the time to write. A writer makes it. If you don't have the drive, the discipline, and the desire, then…

— Nora Roberts

I was recently asked what it takes to become a writer. Three things, I answered: first, one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other…

— Joseph Epstein

...One reason I became a writer was that I figured out that if you call yourself a writer, you can read all you want…

— Katherine Paterson

To have a successful writing career, you must be willing to sacrifice a great deal. The book, the deadline come first before anything else.…

— Virginia Henley

I feel like I'm getting better at being a writer.

— Sharon Van Etten

Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.

— Sandra Brown