Writer Quote by Jack Lynch

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

— Don Roff

“Some days I dread writing dreadfully, but I do it anyway. I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to writing something better.…

— Anne Quindlen

“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You can’t just will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.”

— Will Haygood

“No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys the writing, even if he doesn’t get paid for it.”

— Irwin Shaw

“I know I’m not going to write as well as I used to. I no longer have the stamina to endure the frustration. Writing…

— Philip Roth

“I always wanted to be a writer, and I always wrote something – stories, poetry, articles, newsletters, letters. Most writers can't help themselves! It's…

— Marina Oliver

“The writer is always working on a book, even when not writing.”

— Antonio Callado

“All my friends and relatives have always taken a condescending tone to my writing, and never ceased urging me in a friendly way not…

— Anton Chekhov

“Writing is like giving yourself homework, really hard homework, every day, for the rest of your life. You want glamorous? Throw glitter at the…

— Katrina Monroe

“He who would be a writer, fine, Must take a deal of pains, Must criticize his every line, And mix his ink with brains.”

— Platt Rogers Spencer

“Sometimes writing everyday is like pulling teeth, painful, but necessary.”

— Wendy Swore

“Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old-fashioned virtues of…

— Ray Bradbury