Books Quote by Roger Angell

I know how hard authors work on their books and how far out of their element many are when it comes to doing the…

— Ryan Holiday

Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women…

— Jami Attenberg

The most radical, audacious thing to think is that there might be some point to working hard and thinking hard and reading hard and…

— Anonymous

People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.

— Kate Morton

For me, the hardest part is getting up and writing, that's the hard part. I always felt like I could teach someone to direct…

— Ben Younger

Don't you think that's the main reason people find [writing] so difficult? If they can write complete sentences and can use a dictionary, isn't…

— Kurt Vonnegut

With directing, you have to wake up early, which stinks, but you get to hang out with the crew, you're laughing, you're active, and…

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

I do have a little bit more confidence in - or at least familiarity with - my process. For example, when it feels like…

— Sara Zarr

Writing is hard work, not magic. It begins with deciding why you are writing and whom you are writing for. What is your intent?…

— Suze Orman

Writing is hard work; it's also the best job I've ever had.

— Raymond E. Feist

Song writing is very serious; it is hard.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

The writing is hard, and the drawing is fun. It's very satisfying to see a drawing start to come together.

— Alison Bechdel