Emotion Quote by Raymond Chandler

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

— Raymond Chandler

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

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

Most of the characteristics which make for success in writing are precisely those which we are all taught to repress ... the firm belief…

— Robert Anton Wilson

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

— Donald Hall

Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into…

— F. Sionil Jose

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

— Joss Whedon

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.

— Robertson Davies

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

“Writing is about allowing yourself to become a vessel of creativity. Writers are avatars of creation. We have tender hearts, and strong emotions. It's…

— Sai Marie Johnson

Writing for me is quite a plastic form, a kind of mental sculpture, although that sounds weird. It acquires its character and its depth…

— Kate Atkinson

I have a great many opinions about writing, but I'm afraid that all of them are unprintable

— Alfred Lansing