Effects Quote by Marcel Proust

I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.

— Nora Roberts

“Most writers enjoy two periods of happiness—when a glorious idea comes to mind, and when a last page has been written and you haven't…

— Anonymous

The whole joy of writing comes from the opportunity to go over it and make it good, one way or another.

— James Salter

At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for…

— Annie Dillard

It's always struck me as unfair that writing has so little sensation when it's going well.

— Francis Spufford

Writing's not always a pleasure to me, but if I'm not writing every other pleasure loses its savour.

— John Braine

there is no pleasure so sweet as the pleasure of spending money but the pleasure of writing is longer. There is no denying that.

— Gertrude Stein

Writing is a necessity and often a pleasure, but at the same time, it can be a great burden and a terrible struggle.

— Jonathan Lethem

You know that sickening feeling of inadequacy and over-exposure you feel when you look upon your own empurpled prose? Relax into the awareness that…

— Will Self

The purpose of a writer is to be read, and the criticism which would destroy the power of pleasing must be blown aside

— Samuel Johnson

“A writer writes knowing that nothing else will elicit the same kind of satisfaction and personal triumph as molding the written word into a…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time.

— Stephanie Zimbalist