Difficulty Quote by Joseph Joubert

Good writing comes from good talent.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.

— Peter Carey

Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to…

— Henry Watson Fowler

Writing is a skill, not a talent, and this difference is important because a skill can be improved by practice.

— Robert Stacy McCain

“Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader’s mind — vividly, forcefully…

— Samuel R. Delany

Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader's mind---vividly, forcefully...

— Samuel R. Delany

When you combine something to say with the skill to say it properly, then you've got a good writer.

— Theodore Sturgeon

If you want to write, you write. Talent is simply not enough.

— Jane Yolen

Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing an instrument…

— Susan Wiggs

“Though they have things in common, good writing and talented writing are not the same. […] If you start with a confused, unclear, and…

— Samuel R. Delany

“What's crucial is whether your writing attains the standards you've set for yourself. (...) Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn't…

— Haruki Murakami

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau