Obstacles Quote by Robert Benchley

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing…

— Raymond Chandler

Writing is a necessity and often a pleasure, but at the same time, it can be a great burden and a terrible struggle.

— Jonathan Lethem

I write every day. Writing is a necessity - like eating.

— Mary MacLane

One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough to garner either.

— David Foster Wallace

“Another difference between amateur and professional writers, almost by definition, is that the latter more successfully engage their audience. It is partly a question…

— Alice W. Flaherty

Three words that still have meaning, that I think we can apply to all professional writing, are discovery, originality, invention.The professional writer discovers some…

— John Dos Passos

I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic.

— Shelley Berman

A lot of people, myself included, are excited about blogging and stuff like that, citizen journalism, but I do remind people that no matter…

— Craig Newmark

It's common procedure in the industry for people with little or no professional writing experience to get a book deal because of their profile,…

— Carole Radziwill

I suppose we think euphemistically that all writers write because they have something to say that is truthful and honest and pointed and important.…

— Rod Serling

I used to love to write. As a child I used to write all the time. I loved to write up until the second…

— Fran Lebowitz

My very first professional writing credit was on a movie called The Dunwich Horror, and Roger Corman was the executive producer.

— Curtis Hanson