Business Quote by Jeff Goins

Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?

— Anne Lamott

“To participate requires self-discipline and trust and courage, because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, as…

— Anne Lamott

“I need a job and I want to be a paperback writer...”

— The Beatles

“It’s the natural trajectory of a writing career that a writer becomes better at being herself.”

— Amy Hempel

“It's a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life. Read more at”

— Amy Tan

“You have to invest yourself as a reader to be a good writer.”

— Saru Singhal

“I have spent my life 'dreaming' of becoming a writer. I co-wrote 2 books & I write articles for a magazine. Guess what?? I…

— CK Webb

“But I've discovered being a writer is an ongoing apprenticeship, just like everything else in life that matters to me-being a mother, a wife,…

— Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Taylor

To be alive and to be a ‘writer’ is enough.

— Katherine Mansfield

“It's impossible to be a good writer if you haven't lived badly.”

— Ken Scott

“Life as a writer was not what I expected. I knew no other writers. I knew no writing teachers or editors. I had to…

— Lee Siegel

“Being a writer is an important job because we bring emotion and imagination into a world filled with endless, inane chatter.”

— Jennifer Probst