Hope Quote by Mike Wallace

“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.”

— Jules Renard 1890

“in reading HORACE GREELEY'S "What I Know About Farming," with which she is much delighted. She said she thought the satire was finer than…

— Various

“Poets and writers don't live either for money or for fame. And even without any recognition for their work they keep on writing!”

— Avijeet Das

“The devoid of talent and unskilled ones repudiate the value of one's writing that even is beautiful, and visionary, since one holds minor status,…

— Ehsan Sehgal

“Yes, I know what you mean about writing and writers. We seem to have lost the target. Writers seem to write to be known…

— Charles Bukowski

“...a writer has the duty to be good, not lousy; true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend…

— E. B. White

“For many writers the goal is a thousand words a day. For me, just give me one thought, and the words will take care…

— Garry Fitchett

“Talent is a faucet. When it is on, one must write. Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.”

— Jean Anouilh

Good writing comes from good talent.

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to listen to your mind and endure the life of the writer”

— Wahab Oriyomi Osuolale

“There are literary works that speak for themselves and there are writers who boast through work.”

— Dejan Stojanovic

“Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer. Writers have no one to talk shop…

— Kurt Vonnegut