Able Quote by Jayne Anne Phillips

Great work is the result of seeking out tension, not avoiding it.

— Seth Godin

I don't want to talk too much about the nitty-gritty of writing. It's rather like a pressure cooker with a certain amount of pressure…

— Vikram Seth

Telling takes away the need to write. It relieves the pressure. And once that tension dissipates, so does the need to relieve it. First…

— Donald Margulies

Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the material coldly.

— Anne Lamott

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

— Bill Simmons

When you write ,it's like braiding your hair. Taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring then unity.

— Edwidge Danticat

Writing is the one art form that really should allow you to hang yourself.

— Peter Sotos

I can't avoid writing. It's a sort of nervous tic I have developed since I gave up needlepoint.

— Clare Boothe Luce

Writing is the hardest work in the world not involving heavy lifting.

— Pete Hamill

People will tell you that writing is too difficult, that it's impossible to get your work published, that you might as well hang yourself.…

— Anonymous

Writing is like sex, if it's difficult you're not doing it right.

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Writing is like painting. You sketch it, add colour, add depth and detail. You give it a final layer and then hang it proudly.”

— Kia Carrington-Russell