Belief Quote by Robert Anton Wilson

You don't write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you're really doing it, that's all you're doing:…

— Frank Herbert

Success is something you should never take into consideration: if you follow it it'll elude you. It's important to really love your work as…

— Dacia Maraini

I've always claimed that success in writing - provided of course one had what it takes to make a writer - is like success…

— Emilie Loring

To make anything successful, you need a good writer.

— Paresh Rawal

Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its…

— Malcolm Gladwell

I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute largely to making you what…

— Shelby Foote

Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you'll continue to get better and better. Sometimes,…

— Laura Kasischke

You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at…

— Anonymous

Perfecting and selling your writing is a lifelong task. If you are a persistent writer, you can expect your abilities to improve with time.…

— Winston Churchill

“What's crucial is whether your writing attains the standards you've set for yourself. (...) Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn't…

— Haruki Murakami

Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

— Jodi Picoult

There's no path to being a writer that's applicable to everyone. Some young writers have the fortitude to work in a vacuum. For me,…

— Jonathan Dee