Writing Quote by H G Wells

I write to cover a frame of ideas.

— H. G. Wells

Writing is like going to bed with a beautiful woman and afterwards she gets up, goes to her purse and gives me a handful…

— Charles Bukowski

A writer is like a bag lady going through life with a sack and a pointed stick collecting stuff.

— Tony Hillerman

Writing for me is quite a plastic form, a kind of mental sculpture, although that sounds weird. It acquires its character and its depth…

— Kate Atkinson

A woman who writes feels too much.

— Anne Sexton

“Writing is like painting. You sketch it, add colour, add depth and detail. You give it a final layer and then hang it proudly.”

— Kia Carrington-Russell

The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.

— Thomas Mann

When trying to seduce a woman, a writer says: 'I'm a writer', and scribbles a poem on a napkin. It always works.

— Paulo Coelho

Writing, for me, is a little like wood carving. You find the lump of tree (the big central theme that gets you started), and…

— Terry Pratchett

The one thing a writer has to have is a pencil and some paper. That's enough, so long as she knows that she and…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

A writer is always working with whatever she's managed to store in the brainpan or puzzle out about the world.

— Anna Quindlen

Writing is a lot like making soup. My subconscious cooks the idea, but I have to sit down at the computer to pour it…

— Robin Wells