Believe Quote by Jami Attenberg

I say what's in my head, and I'm on honest ground. That is worth so much, and I think it does make my job,…

— Dan Harmon

Sometimes what I'm writing is more important to me than the rest of my life. It's more important to me that I'm writing well…

— Randy Newman

If you are hoping to find your self-worth and fulfillment in other peoples' opinion of your writing, you will never find it.

— Anne Lamott

And as a writer, your self-worth is literally based on the last thing you wrote.

— Amy Winehouse

Writing has made me rich-not in money but in a couple hundred characters out there, whose pursuits and anguish and triumphs I've shared. I…

— Wright Morris

I ultimately write for myself and the people I love.

— Hisham Matar

I gave myself the small task of writing honestly about the kind of life I knew. I believe there is some value in carrying…

— Sally Rooney

Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living.

— Harold Pinter

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

Everything I've written has been personal and touched on things that I needed to deal with in my personal life. So I just feel…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

Yes, writing is essential to me. It's my way of living in the world.

— Claire Messud

“Even great, best selling writers produce works that fall flat from expectations. This writing thing isn't easy and everything you produce won't be a…

— Nancy Arroyo Ruffin