Writing Quote by Karen Ackland

“Writing is like life, the achievement’s all in the journey, not the destination.”

— R.L. Bartram

“You write because the brain is an endless wilderness whose roughest terrain can only be traveled with a pencil.”

— Durs Grünbein

“A novelist is similar to a triathlete. Train hard every day. You will be timed and measured. Budget to promote, grow, and be without…

— Caroline Gerardo

“Nothing is easier to write than scenery; nothing more difficult and unnecessary to read.”

— Jerome K. Jerome

“If you only enjoy the journey of writing, that's reward enough.”

— Deray Ogden

“Writing is like riding a bicycle: you don’t forget how, even if you go for years without doing it.”

— Isabel Allende

“Our careers aren't paths so much as landscapes that are navigated.”

— Keith Ferrazzi

“If you're stuck with writing, go for a walk. You're sure to get past that block as you take in the outside world.”

— Peter Buckmaster

“I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to something better. Not writing at all leads to nothing.”

— Anna Quindlen

“The skill of writing needs much patience, practicing, and time. There is no good writing from a quick effort, or a confused writer.”

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

“Writing is the easiest thing in the world NOT to do.”

— Leigh Goodison

“...if you always move in certainty, your writing will be flat - creativity is a rugged terrain...”

— John Geddes