Better Quote by Lynn Coady

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

— Marilyn Hacker

It's beneficial to have that younger sensibility available to you during the writing process.

— Mikey Day

I start out to write five days a week, and then it runs to six days and finally seven. Then, eventually, that wave of…

— John Steinbeck

I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues I follow…

— Dave Matthews

I have grown a lot since 'Ready.' I guess my ability to write has gotten better.

— Ruel

What I tell young writers is to find those things that you're so passionate about that your energy doesn't run away.

— Anthony Doerr

At the beginning, I experienced writing as a sort of constraint. Starting so young as a writer is pitiable: it's beyond your powers; you…

— Patrick Modiano

I've been writing since I was really young.

— Uzodinma Iweala

Now, as I've gotten older I've been able to write more quickly. Sometimes I get in the space of something and I can do…

— Edward Hirsch

I feel acutely aware of how young I am. In a way that is good. It's productive. It makes me realise that I should…

— Veronica Roth

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

— Bill Simmons

When I was younger, the main struggle was to be a 'good writer.' Now I more or less take my writing abilities for granted,…

— Jonathan Franzen