Standards Quote by Lord Byron

Writing may be either the record of a deed or a deed. It is nobler when it is a deed.

— Henry David Thoreau

If a writer wrote merely for his time, I would have to break my pen and throw it away.

— Victor Hugo

Writing is an act of cherishing... It is an act of love.

— Julia Cameron

When one wants to write, one writes. If one is condemned to write, one writes.

— Julio Cortazar

Writing is an act of generosity toward other people.

— Fay Weldon

“Writing is an act of love. If it is not it is only handwriting. It consists in obeying the driving force of plants and…

— Jean Cocteau

Money to a writer is time to write.

— Frank Herbert

Writing is a process, a journey into memory and the soul.

— Isabel Allende

“No, writing has not changed me for the better at all; I have merely used up part of my restless, conscienceless youth. What value…

— Italo Calvino

Writing is simply one thought after another dying upon the one before.

— Mel Brooks

Who will want to write if writing doesn't pay?

— Chris Pavone

One ought not to write for money, but I consider it a first duty after one has written to exact the highest possible price.…

— Mary Abigail Dodge