Art Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.

— Peter Carey

If you want to write, you write. Talent is simply not enough.

— Jane Yolen

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

— John Milius

Writing can be taken up at any point. But you need to remember that the arts are fundamentally unfair. Hard work and diligence won't…

— David Brin

We often read with as much talent as we write.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing an instrument…

— Susan Wiggs

Good writing comes from good talent.

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.”

— Jules Renard 1890

Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

— Jodi Picoult

“However great a man's natural talent may be, the art of writing cannot be learned all at once. Jean-Jaeques Rousseau”

— Jean-Jaeques Rousseau

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.

— Paul Desmond