Down and Quote by John Updike

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers.

— Wallace Stegner

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

— Lillian Hellman

I like to encourage young talented writers to try and help them get published and so forth, but that's all. That's the best I…

— Oscar Hijuelos

I guess the important thing for young writers is to read.

— Paul Auster

They're fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing…

— Lillian Hellman

A lot of young writers are very precious about their words. Don't be - you've got to be ready to burn stuff. You're not…

— Josh Lieb

Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.

— Kelley Armstrong

There are certain books that should be taken away from young writers; that should be prised out of their clutching fingers and locked away…

— Anne Enright

At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other writers. My children are grown up and my grandchildren…

— Margaret Mahy

You don't know what you need when you're a young writer. You can get small slivers of critical input, advice, comments, but if you're…

— David Means

I am not a writer, but I feel that when our production company is successful, we'll be able to give some young writers with…

— Viola Davis

It's my experience that very few writers, young or old, are really seeking advice when they give out their work to be read. They…

— John Irving