Writing Quote by Maija Rhee Devine

Writing without making mistakes is like vomiting hot air.

— Gunter Brus

“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You can’t just will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.”

— Will Haygood

“Writing is like a breath of fresh air.”

— Chantal Bellehumeur

“Writing is like eating Jelly with chopsticks. You know where you want the food to go, but you just can't get it there.”

— Joanne McDonnell

“Writing can be a splendid headache. Fun when words spill forth like a raging river and a catastrophic, hair-pulling experience when they won't.”

— Adam Santo

“Sometimes writing everyday is like pulling teeth, painful, but necessary.”

— Wendy Swore

“Being a writer all boils down to this: It's you, in a chair, staring at a page. And you're either going to stay in…

— Alessandra Torre

“The best thing about a being a writer is the creative process. I often describe it as a beautiful headache that I wouldn't change…

— Nicole Huggins

“Writers aren't born, they're made--from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. And sometimes tutelage.”

— Alexander Chee

“If you're a writer you're bound to write something fine, at least now and then, off and on.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

“Writing is harmless, and it keeps me in dinners and out of trouble.”

— Paul Bowles