Desperate Quote by Rian Johnson

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

— Anne Rice

Part of the very impulse of writing for me is actually wanting to get away from myself.

— Graham Swift

If you have that unconquerable urge to write, nothing will stop you from writing.

— Theodore Dreiser

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

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt that it didn't…

— Edward Albee

When I write, I write for myself, and I have high expectations... so I'm just trying to meet those. I'm not going to distract…

— Hannah Kent

It's so easy to get caught up in your own self-doubt when you're writing. It can be so easy to tell yourself, "Who am…

— Michael Cera

If you are to become a writer you'll have to stop fooling with words.

— Sherwood Anderson

I couldn't be a writer without hope. I think I became a writer because I'm pretty optimistic.

— Jacqueline Woodson

Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

As a writer, you don't know what the hell you're doing. You're just doing it. You hope it works out well.

— John Edgar Wideman

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

— Don Roff