Books Quote by Robin Sacredfire

“A writer who does not write is a deplorable thing, like an emaciated dog lost from home.”

— Wesley D. Gray

“Writing is a dog’s life, but the only one worth living.”

— Gustave Flaubert

I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe, it’s that they’re dog,…

— Amy Hempel

“No writer is a quiet reader, for their reading will speak of their writing.”

— Anthony Liccione

“A writer writes to a great extent to be read (let's admire those who say they don't, but not believe them).”

— Albert Camus

“But if one wants to be primarily a writer, then, in our society, one is an animal that is tolerated but not encouraged --…

— George Orwell

A writer who isn't writing is asking for trouble.

— Walter Kirn

“You ordinary people who read and do not write, who 'like to read' and know nothing of the sufferings of writers, how fortunate you…

— Joyce Carol Oates

“The essence of writing? A hound chasing a fox: irrationally compelled to win the prize and eventual disappointment that it's eluded you.”

— Carol Morgan

“But this one was a writer, not a reader.”

— Anthony Burgess

“Because reading is a selfish activity, writing must be unselfish, a gift to the reader.”

— Oscar Patton

“If you live with dogs, you'll never run out of things to write about.”

— Sharon Delarose