Books Quote by Lauren Carr

Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write than to be written…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“Being a writer is a lot like being a mother, only books don't talk back when they get older.”

— Nandi Berry

“Many writers were better before they became famous.”

— Dejan Stojanovic

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers.

— Wallace Stegner

“I see so many kids that love being writers more than they love writing.”

— Scroobius Pip

They're fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing…

— Lillian Hellman

There's a lot of young authors out there, and people do seem to forget: in order to write well, you do need to have…

— Richard K. Morgan

“You abandon most readily those works that have no destination other than your own wishes; there is no editor or producer standing there waiting…

— William Saroyan

Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.

— Zadie Smith

“Until you're about the age of twenty you read everything, and you like it simply because you are reading it. then between twenty and…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“Great writers experience their dreams. They put them on paper, where others can read about them.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

“My youthful dream of becoming a writer has been realized. I am so pleased I did not let my young self down.”

— Jack Gantos