Books Quote by Petra Hermans

“Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted and slightly savage if…

— Jessamyn West

“A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”

— Leonard Bernstein

“A true poet writes from the language and experiences of their own heart, not those of others.”

— Suzy Kassem

“Anyone who writes can be called a writer because they write.”

— Dejan Stojanovic

“We all know writing is a reclusive, lonely endeavour. It just is. But nobody writes alone.”

— Iain Reid

“...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

“A writer is always writing for someone.”

— L.L. Barkat

“A writer who isn't writing isn't really alive.”

— Robin McKinley

“If one think he can live without writing, perhaps he should not write at all.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“My youthful dream of becoming a writer has been realized. I am so pleased I did not let my young self down.”

— Jack Gantos

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

— Jules Renard 1890

“She lives in the poetry she cannot write.”

— Oscar Wilde