Finished work 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 Hades for writers is would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.

— John Dos Passos

“Writing, when all is said and done, is an attempt to understand one's own circumstance and to clarify the confusion of existence, including insecurities…

— Isabel Allende

“Writers are the most tormented of all the different categories of artists that are out there in the world.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“There are literary works that speak for themselves and there are writers who boast through work.”

— Dejan Stojanovic

“The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering. It cheapens and degrades the human experience, when…

— Tom Waits

“The ultimate goal of any writer is to explore the lightest and darkest aspects of being. If a writer accomplishes this task, the work…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“It also seems that the unhappy writers are the enduring writer. Hampered or limited by their suffering, literature becomes their focus and salvation, forcing…

— Cirilo F. Bautista

“Writers are made--forged, really, in a kiln of their own madness and insecurities--over the course of many, many moons. The writer you are when…

— Chuck Wendig

“Some writers are rejected for the very creativity that is often needed and used to inspire the world.”

— T.J. Mihaila

“What is hell to a writer? Hell is being too busy to find the time to write or being unable to find the inspiration.…

— R.M. Engelhardt

“A writer is bound to have varying degrees of success, and I think that that is partly an issue of how central the burden…

— John Hersey