Able Quote by Rosellen Brown

However, the daily life of the slaves in the South, as observed by many travelers, was obscured for all time by the relentless promotion…

— Eustace Mullins

Often the grind of book promotion wearies you of your own book - though at the same time this frees you from its clutches.

— Julian Barnes

Journalism is writing that first appears in any periodic journal.

— William Zinsser

There are infinite shades of grey. Writing often appears so black and white.

— Rebecca Solnit

I want my stories to move people ... to feel some kind of reward from the writing.

— Alice Munro

Write a novel if you must, but think of money as an unlikely accident. Get your reward out of writing it, and try to…

— Pearl S. Buck

I want my stories to be something about life that causes people to say, not, oh, isn't that the truth, but to feel some…

— Alice Munro

People who write for reward by way of recognition or monetary gain don't know what they're doing. They're in the category of those who…

— Harper Lee

“Horace Greeley cautioned one upstate hopeful: “You do not realize how little the mere talent of writing well has to do with success or…

— Mike Wallace

Writing well isn't just a question of winsome expression, but of having found something big and true to say and having found the right…

— Adam Gopnik

Clutter is the disease of American writing,

— William Zinsser

My prescription for writer's block is to face the fact that there is no such thing… Writing well is difficult, but one can always…

— Thomas Mallon