Pay Quote by Hilton Als

I have a lot of respect for readers because I'm a reader. That's how I got into writing.

— Toni Morrison

If our writing is worth anything at all, then we have to put ourselves into it.

— Erica Brown

Writing is simply something you must do. It's rather like virtue in that it is its own reward.

— Harper Lee

If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.

— Giacomo Casanova

I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if…

— Joyce Maynard

I definitely have loads of respect for writers and the art of writing.

— Molly Shannon

Respect and love your readers. Write for the reader.

— Janet Evanovich

Somehow, some way, incredibly enough, good writing ultimately gets recognized. If you're a really good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God,…

— Rod Serling

Writing is a solitary pursuit and I think you have to be partially at peace with yourself, but it's the other part that's usually…

— Craig Johnson

No reader owes me anything - I am owed nothing for my noble efforts, because my writing was always unconditional, always coming out of…

— Aleksandar Hemon

Who will want to write if writing doesn't pay?

— Chris Pavone

You write to suit some sense in yourself and trust that that will resonate with a certain wider readership.

— Anna Quindlen