Ego Quote by John Cheever

Writers are entirely egocentric. To them, few things in their lives have meaning or importance unless they give promise of serving some creative purpose.

— Doris Grumbach

It's hard to resist the magical thinking that the work habits of great writers are the key to their greatness.

— Zoë Heller

Good writing is full of surprises and novelties, moving in a direction you don't expect.

— Iris Murdoch

There is something to be said when you have great writers, and they write, and they write.

— Jamie Hector

Writers are always critical of themselves and I'm no exception. I always feel that maybe I could have done better.

— Iris Johansen

The triumph of writing fiction is that by doing so, writers can build a more ideal world in themselves.

— Lauren Groff

Good writing comes from good talent.

— Leonardo da Vinci

To make anything successful, you need a good writer.

— Paresh Rawal

The only certainty about writing and trying to be a writer is that it has to be done, not dreamed of or planned and…

— Janet Frame

Good writing is lean and confident.

— Anonymous

Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader's mind---vividly, forcefully...

— Samuel R. Delany

If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.

— David Brin