Ifs Quote by Kevin Sampsell

When you're a writer, you never know which of your pieces are going to gain a toehold and which will not, and it's best…

— Rick Perlstein

My writing did turn out to be quite intact, as it has all my experiences gathered at one place.

— Sonali Bendre

I write all the time but often abandon things I don't think will go anywhere. It's rare that I'll labor over writing something that…

— Robin Pecknold

Writing is like sausage making in my view; you'll all be happier in the end if you just eat the final product without knowing…

— Anonymous

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry.

— William Collins

I've never stopped writing and creating, because that's what I do.

— Larry Graham

The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until…

— Emily Haines

If you're really a good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God, you'll write, and you'll be read, and you'll be produced…

— Rod Serling

Writing is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer. It always feels good when you finish.

— Ray Guy

Often, the fact that I haven't done something as a writer is all the reason I need to try it.

— Jess Walter

When a writer makes something, it's theirs forever. That is the magic for me.

— Ellen Gallagher

I would hope that my writing's cleaner than it was when I started.

— Nora Roberts