Better Quote by Howard Jacobson

Writing lets you step back and think through a problem. Even the angriest rant forces the writer to achieve a degree of thoughtfulness.

— Atul Gawande

Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated.

— Scott Weiland

Writers have opinions - that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes.

— Frank Delaney

Getting your writing criticized can be a lot like getting skinned, and you respond to it just as enthusiastically.

— Octavia E. Butler

You know, many writers really don't like to write. I think this the chief complaint of so many. They hate to write; they do…

— Harper Lee

“If someone asks me, “Why do you write?” I can reply by pointing out that it is a very dumb question. Nevertheless, there is…

— William H. Gass

For what I wrote that started this whole controversy, I deserved to be criticized, and I felt bad about writing it. I felt bad…

— Gregg Easterbrook

I think that writing is a process that tells you what you think. You sometimes actually don't know what your opinion is until you…

— Jerry Saltz

Frankly speaking, if I care what people write, whether it is positive or negative, I believe, personally, I'm on the wrong path.

— John McLaughlin

I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to make of it. Why do people…

— Lynda Barry

I've come to realize that you're going to get criticized no matter what. Somebody will always hate what you write, especially if you write…

— Dave Barry

The reason business writing is horrible is that people are afraid. Afraid to say what they mean, because they might be criticized for it.…

— Seth Godin