Doe Quote by Plato

One of the problems we have as writers is we don't take ourselves seriously while writing; being serious is setting aside a time and…

— Maya Angelou

Writing can be a pretty desperate endeavor, because it is about some of our deepest needs: our need to be visible, to be heard,…

— Anne Lamott

Real seriousness in regard to writing is one of two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent.

— Ernest Hemingway

The way I write possibly shouldn't be turned on serious things.

— Giles Coren

To be a serious writer requires discipline that is iron fisted. It's sitting down and doing it whether you think you have it in…

— Anonymous

Writing is something I take very seriously.

— Melody Gardot

Writing is a journey into the unknown.

— Charlie Kaufman

There's so much to learn in writing and in life, and in any particular era in one's life, it seems like a few concerns…

— Sheila Heti

I think if I was ever really going to be more serious about writing I'd have to try and find some way to do…

— Romola Garai

I like to write about certain things that if they are not written about are not going to exist.

— James Salter

Real seriousness in regard to writing being one of the two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent.

— Ernest Hemingway

No one writes anything worth writing, unless he writes entirely for the sake of his subject.

— Arthur Schopenhauer