Ambition Quote by Lauren Weisberger

If I haven't any talent for writing books or newspaper articles, well, then I can always write for myself.

— Anne Frank

One of the nice things about 'The New Yorker' is they let you write stories that sometimes end up almost half a book.

— David Grann

I like people a lot, but I am not comfortable in literary New York situations. There is deep anxiety and tension around success here.…

— Elizabeth Strout

If you appear in the 'Atlantic' or 'Harper's' or the 'New Yorker,' by God, you must be a writer, because everybody says so.

— Kurt Vonnegut

There is a marvelous peace in not publishing ... I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and…

— Anonymous

If you imagine writing 1,000 words a day, which most journalists do, that would be a very long book a year. I don't manage…

— A. N. Wilson

If I had been asked to write 1,200 words for a newspaper tomorrow, on any subject, I would just do it rather than leave…

— Tom Stoppard

You like to write. It's the single most important quality for someone who wants to be a writer. But not in itself enough.

— Haruki Murakami

Every writer aspires to recognition , and it comes entirely privately, without public fanfare, each time a piece of work is judged worthy of publication.

— Cynthia Ozick

If you want to be a writer, then write. Write every day!

— Samuel Johnson

The only real reason to write professionally is that you love it enough.

— Sloan Wilson

If you want to be a writer, you write. Everybody wants to get published. You gotta play your long game.

— Paul Harding