Deadline Quote by Hunter S. Thompson

I'm guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good.

— Timothy Dalton

“Trying to write on a deadline is like trying to have an orgasm with a gun to your head.”

— Kim Gruenenfelder

“...a deadline should not prevent you from writing, but writing will help prevent you from missing your deadline. Then write a word. Then remind…

— Courtney Summers

I've never been good with deadlines. My early novels, I wrote by myself. No one knew I was writing a novel; I didn't have…

— George R. R. Martin

I've never met a deadline I couldn't miss. I make sure my editors know this.

— Carrie Fisher

The best writing deadlines are poverty and death.

— Victor LaValle

All writers are forced to live within deadlines, and deadlines determine how good they can be.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

I may not want to write every day, but I have no choice - there are deadlines to meet.

— Elin Hilderbrand

Writer's block is a luxury most people with deadlines don't have.

— Diane Ackerman

I write pretty much year-round, but I definitely do more when a deadline is looming.

— Jason Isbell

“There is one surefire way to produce bad writing: submit to the slavery of a deadline.”

— Flavia Idà