Ideas Quote by Richard Paul Evans

The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part…

— Irwin Shaw

You have to have a somewhat cold heart to be a writer.

— Susanna Kaysen

The writing career is not a romantic one. The writer's life may be colorful, but his work itself is rather drab.

— Mary Roberts Rinehart

I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist.

— Pat Conroy

I'm not sure if you can strive your way into a career as a novelist. You have to write books; there are no short…

— Rachel Kushner

No wonder you want to be a writer. How can you not, with all that behind you? You practically are a novel already.

— Sylvia Brownrigg

I do think there's some aspect of being a novelist that is a little crazy making.

— Anna Quindlen

There's a danger in romanticizing what it means to be a writer. Because what it really means is hard, hard work. It means tearing…

— Dani Shapiro

Writing tends to be very deliberate. A novelist could probably run a military campaign with some success. They could certainly run a country.

— Colm Toibin

Being a novelist is hard for anyone - male or female. You don't get to quit your day job.

— Jennifer Weiner

I want a career writing these novels that I can be proud of. And then I want one as a screenwriter.

— Stephan Pastis

A downside to being a successful novelist? Wow - I can't imagine one.

— Andrew Sean Greer