Being responsible Quote by Joy Williams

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it themselves.

— Beth Henley

The profession of the writer has its thorns about which the reader does not dream.

— Henryk Sienkiewicz

The writer is a writer because he cannot help it. It is a compulsion.

— Edna Ferber

“Most people keep their dreams to themselves, afraid to follow their hearts. Writers make their dreams a reality with each word, each line that…

— CK Webb

I see so many talented writers who have difficulties with that. And if you don't believe it's important, you won't put in the work…

— Theodora Goss

A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect.

— George R. R. Martin

A writer has to have some kind of compulsive drive to do his work. If you don't have it, you'd better find another kind…

— John McPhee

Writing, when it works, one needs to access whatever it is that creates dreams.

— Steven Knight

Now the writer, I think, has the chance to live more than other people in the presence of ... reality. It is his business…

— Virginia Woolf

The writer has no responsibility other than to jack off in bed alone and write a good page.

— Charles Bukowski

A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing.

— William Zinsser

If I don't write, I begin to feel unsettled and uneasy, as I gather people do who are not allowed to dream.

— J. G. Ballard