Apology Quote by Maya Angelou

They say poets write mostly for themselves; if anyone else likes it, well and good, if not, it doesn't matter; certainly, not to me.

— Tom Glazer

There's always some reason not to be writing and I regret the times I give in to that, because then writing feels strange -…

— Joan Larkin

At the time of writing, I don't write for my friends or myself either; I write for it, for the pleasure of it.

— Eudora Welty

Writing is only the frosting on my cake. Im whole without it.

— Tabitha King

Everyone is their own kind of poet - you can't miss it when their words are written down.

— Sheila Heti

Writing is only the frosting on my cake. I'm whole without it.

— Tabitha King

People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I…

— Rita Dove

When I get sent manuscripts from aspiring poets, I do one of two things: if there is no stamped self-addressed envelope, I throw it…

— Philip Larkin

I'm a great poet. I don't put my poems on paper: they consist of actions and feelings.

— Honore de Balzac

I'm a struggling poet. I've never shown my work to anyone. I write it all for myself and I'm not interested in showing it…

— Kunal Kapoor

Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.

— Agatha Christie

I am an ordinary human being who is impelled to write poetry. ... I still do feel that a poet has a duty to…

— Gwendolyn Brooks