Investing Quote by Raymond Chandler

The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the most valuable investment a writer can make with his time. It pays…

— Raymond Chandler

The most durable thing in writing is style. It is a projection of personality and you have to have a personality before you can…

— Raymond Chandler

I know that sometimes it happens that a novelist is embarrassed about their early works. For me, it's the opposite: I believe 'Durable Goods'…

— Elizabeth Berg

More than this, I believe that the only lastingly important form of writing is writing for children. It is writing that is carried in…

— Sonya Hartnett

The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style.

— Andrea Hirata

Mere literary talent is common; what is rare is endurance, the continuing desire to work hard at writing.

— Donald Hall

Of all the disciplines involved in making anything - TV, film or anything I do - the writing is the most valuable commodity.

— Ricky Gervais

Writing is one of the few activities where quantity will inevitably make quality. The more you write, the better you're going to get at…

— Harlan Coben

When writing becomes too dominant, it gets leached of its own power. We spend more and more time writing and we have less and…

— Julia Cameron

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.

— Mark Twain

Writing is the greatest thing that can happen to a human being. It's the best.

— Joss Whedon

Writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity.

— Anonymous