Chance Quote by John Steinbeck

Writing is an extremely rewarding and humbling process, and I've learned to go with it, that even if it feels absolutely impossible, I will…

— Marie Lu

Eventually the writing takes time. What I want to do is get the story down and I want to know what happens as I…

— Philip Roth

Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are…

— Meg Cabot

If you want to be a writer, write a little bit every day. Pay attention to the world around you. Stories are hiding, waiting…

— Kate DiCamillo

There are many stories I've wanted to write that I'm simply not able to - sometimes I haven't found the way in yet, and…

— Mary J. Miller

Everyone has a story to tell. All you have to do is write it. But it's not that easy.

— Frank McCourt

I'm often asked how I get ideas for my stories. The answer is there's no single way; every story is different.

— Ken Liu

The story, I like to say and remember, is always smarter than you—there will be patterns of theme, image, and idea that are much…

— Lucy Corin

Before I studied story, I was trying to write a novel, and it was terrible. It wasn't going anywhere, and I couldn't figure out…

— Donald Miller

“Forget what they say about “write what you know.” Write what excites your imagination, and the knowledge you need can be acquired. And if…

— Charles Kowalski

Each story tells me how to write it, but not the one afterwards.

— Eudora Welty

As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged…

— Joe Abercrombie