Big fan Quote by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

I think writing for me has always been a matter of fear. Writing is fear and not writing is fear. I am afraid of…

— Fran Lebowitz

We're [writers] all afraid of writing badly, and there are psychological reasons, like the bad interior of ourselves is somehow being revealed, but we…

— Jennifer Egan

So many writers don't like to write... I like to write, and sometimes I'm afraid I like it too much, because when I get…

— Harper Lee

Writers, at least writers of fiction, are always full of anxiety and worry.

— Peter Carey

“Don't be afraid to write. I think a lot of writers of all ages have a fear that they aren't any good at writing.…

— Anonymous

Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall that - while not perfect -…

— Stephen King

Before I sat down and became a writer, before I began to do it habitually and for my living, there was a decades-long stretch…

— David Rakoff

Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of…

— R. A. Salvatore

What I love about writing is the contradictions we all embody as human beings.

— Paul Haggis

Never expect what you write to be any good, 'cause it's the fear of writing badly that stops you from finding the right words.

— Kate Tempest

What I've become convinced makes a writer are the days you hate it, the days you'd rather stick those pencils in your eyes. Sometimes…

— Ron Rash

“Some days I dread writing dreadfully, but I do it anyway. I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to writing something better.…

— Anne Quindlen