Writing Quote by Leo Rosten

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is…

— Leo Rosten

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is…

— Leo C Rosten

“It is true that a writer writes first to please himself and that his own satisfaction with what he has done is perhaps his…

— Christopher Milne

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that, perhaps, is what…

— Leo Rosten

“Because a writer can't influence people, in the sense of making them think and feel and act as he does. He can only influence…

— Aldous Huxley

The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness.

— John Cheever

“There are writers who write for fame. And there are writers who write because we need to make sense of the world we live…

— bell hooks

“What's crucial is whether your writing attains the standards you've set for yourself. (...) Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn't…

— Haruki Murakami

“To be a writer, you must write. To be a published writer you must finish what you write and then get what you've written…

— George H. Scithers

“The obligation of a writer is to live out loud.”

— Émile Zola

“Writers need readers and readers need writers”

— Caroline James

I think you have an obligation to share what you know as a writer.

— David Guterson