Books Quote by John Updike

One of the problems we have as writers is we don't take ourselves seriously while writing; being serious is setting aside a time and…

— Maya Angelou

“On Editors: "... The chief qualification of ninety-nine per cent of all editors is failure. They have failed as writers. Don't think they prefer…

— Jack London

We writers don't really think about whether what we write is good or not. It's too much to worry about. We just put the…

— Garrison Keillor

Writing is something I take very seriously.

— Melody Gardot

If you write something and they all tell you it is bad - editors, critics, everybody - think it over and you may become…

— Brenda Ueland

In truth, even if they have an imperfect insight into their own methods, I still slightly mistrust writers of fiction who are assured literary…

— Will Self

“I think (if I can make a judgement about writers coming into the business), I feel everybody is in a horrific hurry these days.…

— Sue Grafton

“Writers are always scrapping one word for a better one. Regular people just say stuff, they don't replace there words ever. Its the only…

— Morgan Parker

I wonder if these editors, why they're not writers sometimes, because they know so much about writing.

— Hampton Fancher

Reviewers do not read books with much care . . . their profession is more given to stupidity and malice and literary ignorance even…

— Anthony Burgess

I detest professional anythings but particularly professional writers. Most of them today are just garbage collectors.

— Cleveland Amory

All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.

— Felice Picano