Draws Quote by Marty Nemko

It's so easy, as a writer, to get stuck in your own head, to live in the little worlds you create. To forget that…

— Celeste Ng

“Writing is about allowing yourself to become a vessel of creativity. Writers are avatars of creation. We have tender hearts, and strong emotions. It's…

— Sai Marie Johnson

I just try and do something good. But as a writer, you're slightly out of control.

— Peter Morgan

“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

“For the length of time it takes to write a book, you need to believe that you’re the only writer in existence; the only…

— Martin Cosgrove

“Writers use both their blood and their brains to explore the darkest recesses of their pooling self. Writing allows us to harness the whimsy…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff…

— David Sedaris

“The secret of being a writer: not to expect others to value what you've done as you value it. Not to expect anyone else…

— Joyce Carol Oates

As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I've always had that.

— Ronald Frame

“I deal with writer’s block by lowering my expectations. I think the trouble starts when you sit down to write and imagine that you…

— Malcolm Gladwell

“Allowing yourself to make mistakes can ultimately go beyond a writer’s block.”

— Neeraj Agnihotri

When you're a writer, sometimes you have to spend time poking at a part of yourself that normal, sane people leave alone.

— Vikram Chandra