Writing Quote by Nicole Krauss

“It is not up to the writer to create a masterpiece. That is what readers do.”

— Bart J. Gilbertson

“We must remember that what a writer does to people is not necessarily what he intends to do. It may be only what people…

— T.S. Eliot

“A writer's work is never done, unless he or she has no readers.”

— K. Sean Harris

“It's funny. Writing is a solitary task, but in order to succeed at it, you need other people.”

— Kim Wright

“In the end we're all writers, because each one of us has the power to write our own story.”

— M.P. Sharma

“Authors only write what their characters tell them. Which mean we are scribes, and the characters are the author.”

— Anna-Cosette

“Writers write for the same reason readers read. We want to know how it ends, too.”

— Robynn Tolbert

“When you are writing a novel, you aren't making it up. The story is already there. You just have to find it.”

— Thomas Harris

“Truthful and loyal. A writer has no obligation to be either, but should choose one less one be chosen for her or him.”

— Rowan Ricardo Phillips

“Whether you're an extra or the hero, this story is about to end. When it's done, whatever you want to be will be up…

— John Scalzi

“...novels do not begin the way you want them to, but the way they want to.”

— Gabriel García Márquez

“A writer will find inspiration anywhere. They have to look and see, that's all. Then they have to write.”

— Dermott Hayes