Doe Quote by Lois McMaster Bujold

Writing has been handed to me on a plate.

— Irvine Welsh

A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty plate with…

— Peter Schjeldahl

I'm not a writer. I marvel at writing. I am sometimes absolutely astounded when I read something and I think how in the world…

— Kevin Spacey

Those who write are writers. Those who wait are waiters.

— A. Lee Martinez

Writers know that sometimes things are there in the drawer for decades before they finally come out and you are capable of writing about…

— Gunter Grass

“Writing is a habit, an addiction, as powerful and overmastering an urge as putting a bottle to your lips or a spike in your…

— T.C. Boyle

“Never ask a writer what they are writing while they are writing, unless you’re prepared for sharp teeth, fangs and blood on your lap.”

— Melody Lee

“It is splendid to be a great writer, to put men into the frying pan of your imagination and make them pop like chestnuts.”

— Gustave Flaubert

Part of being a writer is knowing when what you write is really bad.

— Reif Larsen

“When people really are writers, they write. Artists draw. Golfers golf. Fish swim. Can’t keep them from it; it’s who they are. They may…

— David Brisbin

Writing is like going to bed with a beautiful woman and afterwards she gets up, goes to her purse and gives me a handful…

— Charles Bukowski

Writing's a lot like cooking. Sometimes the cake won't rise, no matter what you do, and every now and again the cake tastes better…

— Neil Gaiman