Art Quote by James Lee Burke

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

— E. L. Doctorow

It's hard work, writing, you know. Honestly, a fight every day against your own limitations. You have to squeeze books out of your brain,…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

In a way I do hate the process of writing. It's like learning a role where you never think you're going to be able…

— Julie Andrews

Writing is not what you start. It's not even what you finish. It's what you start, finish, and put out there for the world…

— Nell Scovell

Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It can be,…

— Francesca Lia Block

Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.

— Toni Morrison

Writing is a spiritual path. It helps you listen to your heart, trust your inner guidance, and live your life full-out.

— Robert Holden

Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you'll continue to get better and better. Sometimes,…

— Laura Kasischke

Writing is sweat and drudgery most of the time. And you have to love it in order to endure the solitude and the discipline.

— Peter Benchley

Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.

— Julia Cameron

My father told us all the time: to become a good writer takes writing. Because the more you do it, the better you get…

— Thomas Steinbeck