Boring Quote by Marisha Pessl

We waste a lot of time and a lot of talent trying to write for the common reader, whom we will never meet. Instead…

— Julia Cameron

Sometimes you have to distance yourself from all the folks that only calls when they need something.

— Anonymous

So we must work at our profession and not make anybody else's idleness an excuse for our own. There is no lack of readers…

— Pliny the Younger

Everyone has that one friend that they ignore their calls, then act like they never got the call in the first place.

— Anonymous

Ultimately I'm the writer for me, but also, anytime one of my friends gets stuck with a bit, they can call me, and I'm…

— Ron White

I'd rather sit down and write a letter than call someone up. I hate the telephone.

— Henry Miller

Writers are interesting people, but often mean and petty.

— Lillian Hellman

People with the strongest and healthiest sense of calling are not obsessed with their calling. They are preoccupied with the Caller.

— John Ortberg

Writers - we're a little crazy about how much we care about it. We spend a lot of time fussing. At least, I do.

— Gloria Steinem

The most annoying and full- of- crap thing a writer says is, I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it.…

— Harlan Coben

Write beautifully what people don’t want to hear.

— Frederick Seidel

The writing is just a boring job. It's just a horrible job.

— Jemaine Clement