Writer Quote by Jill Talbot

Regardless of the criticisms I receive from the left, the right and the middle, I think it's important to maintain a prolific writing jab,…

— Ishmael Reed

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

— Jacques Barzun

An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment…

— Irwin Shaw

“I believe in magic. As a writer, I create them on blank paper.”

— Sonnia Kemmer

No Time For Goodbye is a deliciously smart thriller, full of surprises and perfect pacing. I'm jealous I didn't write it.

— Alafair Burke

The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.…

— Michael Storm

Writing thats not working for a living.

— Robert Asprin

Writing is something I took up rather than anything I had an inclination toward. I like acting -delivering someone else's message - but writing…

— Steve Martin

Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think.

— Sara Sheridan

To refer even in passing to unpublished or struggling authors and their problems is to put oneself at some risk, so I will say…

— Kingsley Amis

“People talk about books that write themselves, and it's a lie. Books don't write themselves. It takes thought and research and a backache and…

— Neil Gaiman

I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn't show it to everybody.

— Moliere

I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,…

— Anna Quindlen

If I don't know who I'm writing for, I make it up and pick somebody I'm writing for. That's really the only way to…

— Craig Mazin

I think that as a writer your responsibility is to search for and stir up the things that are in this world. There is…

— Markus Zusak