Continue Quote by Ricky Reed

When I think about why I would be a writer, why I should continue to be a writer, it seems to me one of…

— Gish Jen

I don't know why I started writing. I don't know why anybody does it. Maybe they're bored, or failures at something else.

— Cormac McCarthy

And much as I enjoy writing and creating stuff, I don't enjoy it so much that I am willing to give up any time…

— Marcus Brigstocke

I became much more interested in plot when I really didn't consider myself a writer anymore. When I was in an art context and…

— Vito Acconci

I think I have grown impatient with just being a writer.

— Alain de Botton

I like writing, and I enjoy the production part a lot, actually. It gives you longevity in a career, where you know sometimes you…

— Suranne Jones

...One reason I became a writer was that I figured out that if you call yourself a writer, you can read all you want…

— Katherine Paterson

I've come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that's what I do primarily now.

— Diablo Cody

I always thought it'd be fun to write something, but it never was an ambition of mine, per se.

— Glenn Howerton

What I found so captivating about the idea of being a writer was having the ability to write down all these things I made…

— Kameron Hurley

I used to worry I was entirely uninteresting, but the truth is I think if my life was more exciting I'd never have any…

— Sarah Dessen

I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear…

— Chris Pavone