Contemplation Quote by John Dos Passos

If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.

— John Dos Passos

“If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works, with all the misconceptions, the…

— John Dos Passos

I was thinking about framing, and how so much of what we think about our lives and our personal histories revolves around how we…

— Kiersten White

I think all writers are a bit crazy; Damaged souls, incapable of doing anything else.

— Paul Auster

I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.

— Mo Yan

I like the idea of a writer being haunted by his own creation, especially if the writer resents the way the character defines him.

— Bret Easton Ellis

The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.

— E. L. Doctorow

“Writers are in many ways like demi-gods. With one stroke of a pen they can give life to a character, or strike them from…

— Steven Lake

I think that's what a lot of writers do, create a totally fantastical scenario that is a reflection of something else going on in…

— Matt Bellamy

Writing is so difficult that I feel that writers, having had their hell on earth, will escape all punishment hereafter.

— Jessamyn West

One must be just a little crazy to write a great novel. One must be capable of allowing the darkest, most ancient and shrewd…

— John Gardner

Writing should be an adventure, shrouded in mystery and uncertainty, blessed with amazing grace. In theory, of course

— Syd Field