Art Quote by John D'Agata

The visual world has blown up, the world of writing has blown up; there's so much text online. Anyone and everyone can express themselves.…

— Laurie Simmons

Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as…

— Paddy Chayefsky

There's a lot of young authors out there, and people do seem to forget: in order to write well, you do need to have…

— Richard K. Morgan

Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever…

— Tea Obreht

I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many I have concluded that most do not want to…

— James A. Michener

There are too many "creative writing" courses and seminars, in which young wirters are constantly being taught to rewrite the previous generation. They should…

— John Dos Passos

Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write than to be written…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in order to be an artist, you have to…

— Lauryn Hill

When you're a writer and you're an adult, that's something you crave - that limitless imagination and love for worlds that don't exist that…

— Andy Muschietti

I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and…

— Ryan McGinley

I'm not a writer, but today I think you have to be everything. As an artist you have an obligation to let people know…

— Ai Weiwei

I knew I wanted to be a writer at 13. Before that, I told everyone I was going to be an artist.

— Siri Hustvedt