Dangerous Quote by Joan Juliet Buck

Writing is the perfect balance between self-confidence and self-doubt, with a bit of self-delusion thrown in.

— Judith Kelman

It's so easy to get caught up in your own self-doubt when you're writing. It can be so easy to tell yourself, "Who am…

— Michael Cera

When I do it [writing] by myself, there's a lot more terror and uncertainty.

— Kate DiCamillo

Writing reminds you of how much there is in your life that stands outside your explanations. In that way, it's almost a journey into…

— Pico Iyer

As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I've always had that.

— Ronald Frame

I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's…

— Robert Sheckley

Writing is like anything else - the more you do it, the better you get at it, the easier it comes, and the less…

— Wayne Dyer

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

— Julia Cameron

Writing, to me, is like kayaking a river. You are paddling down, and you come to a walled-off canyon, and you make a sharp…

— Peter Heller

As a writer, you have to believe you're one of the best writers in the world. To sit down every day at the typewriter…

— Jo Nesbo

Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.

— Toni Morrison

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

— Trent Reznor