Brain Quote by Glenn Close

Like most writers I spend a lot of my time sort of thinking, "It's such agony, I can't do it."

— Geoff Dyer

I've always kind of wrote when I wanted to. Once I get the idea in my head and get it outlined out, I usually…

— Amanda Hocking

I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters take over. And they tell me what to say…

— Andrew Greeley

I feel like I spend most of my time in a state of writer's block! When things do come out, they come out quickly.

— Phil Elverum

I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have…

— Vikas Swarup

I am not one of those writers that it just flows out of effortlessly. I have to sit and write and rewrite and sometimes…

— Princess Superstar

I write a thousand words a day, and I always stop in the middle of a scene or thought, and it makes it easy…

— Peter Heller

[When] you're a writer, you know that a lot of times you have to sneak up on yourself in order to achieve what you…

— Emily Haines

When I try to write I try to write something different every time. That's the challenge.

— Bob Seger

I write whenever it suits me. During a creative period I write every day; a novel should not be interrupted. When I cease to…

— Francois Mauriac

You just go straight for the reality of the situation. So when I sit down to write, I find myself judging it as I'm…

— Lennon Parham

Everything is written in my mind, more so due to my lack of vision at this point. After years of vigorous writing, it was…

— Ab-Soul