Defenseless Quote by Philip Roth

Writing is hard work; it's also the best job I've ever had.

— Raymond E. Feist

Writing is hard work; its also the best job Ive ever had.

— Raymond E. Feist

I had some bad jobs when I was young. Writing is not one of them. If you're fortunate enough to reach my age, to…

— Richard Flanagan

People say writing is really hard. That's very unfair to those who are doing real jobs. People who work in the fields or fix…

— Paul Theroux

Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it.

— John Grisham

I don't really think of writing as a career. It's something that happened to me. By working harder than I knew it was possible…

— Susan Cheever

Writing is hard. It takes commitment and determination and a good part talent. It's not an afterthought, an addendum - it's a career.

— Rebecca Serle

I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.

— Randy Pausch

Writing is the hardest work in the world. I have been a bricklayer and a truck driver, and I tell you – as if…

— Harlan Ellison

I find writing really hard, but then, every author I know finds writing really hard work.

— Nicola Cornick

Writing is hard work.

— William Zinsser

“People think writing is an easy job, and in some ways it is. Flexible hours, no boss, no real structure . . . but working without…

— Marc Levy