Activism Quote by Rebecca Solnit

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

— Don Roff

“That's the worst aspect of being a writer: managing plausibility.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“To write is to forget. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.”

— Fernando Pessoa

“To write is to forget. Literature is the pleasantest way of ignoring life.”

— Fernando Pessoa

“Writing may be a solitary endeavor, but publishing is not.”

— Natasha Yim

“I hate writing, I hate pens and paper and all that fussiness. I have done well enough without it too, I think. Oh, I…

— Sebastian Barry

“The worst thing you can do as a writer is waste people's time.”

— John Connolly

“Writing is a struggle against the silence where words can have a powerful impact in just a split second and change your life forever…”

— Lisa Jones

“The written word is weak. Many people prefer life to it. Life gets your blood going, and it smells good. Writing is mere writing,…

— Annie Dillard

“Every day I must prove to myself I am a writer. The knowledge goes away in my sleep. What I wrote yesterday was paltry,…

— Bonnie Friedman

“Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted and slightly savage if…

— Jessamyn West

“Even if you never get published, no one can take away your joy in writing, which is why you should be doing it anyway.”

— Jennifer Dechiara