Time Quote by José N. Harris

“Writing is a craft and needs constant practice.”

— Patricia Highsmith

“Writing is like eating Jelly with chopsticks. You know where you want the food to go, but you just can't get it there.”

— Joanne McDonnell

“Writing is like cooking. You toss in a bunch of ingredients and hope the combination of flavors will appeal to someone's taste.”

— Dee Leone

“As writing is one of the desperate professions, it has universal appeal, especially for those not engaged in it.”

— WH Auden

“Most days, writing simply requires work-ethic, discipline, clarity, focus, time. Other days...it will demand absolutely everything of you.”

— Christy Hall

“To write, all you need is a creative mind and a lot of free time.”

— Cali Amber

“Writing is like painting. You sketch it, add colour, add depth and detail. You give it a final layer and then hang it proudly.”

— Kia Carrington-Russell

“There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.”

— Ernest Hemingway

“I am glad I have found a readership, but one can't write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. ”

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

“Writers don't need food. Writers can survive on coffee, idea fumes, and trifles. Rich literary trifles.”

— Ksenia Anske

“Writing is easy. Writing well is hard work.”

— Amy Joy

“Writing is a little bit like prostitution. First you do it for love. Then you do it for a few friends. Then you do…

— Molière