Benefits Quote by Sarah Dessen

The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you…

— Graham Greene

Being a writer is great because you get to come up with stuff.

— Courtney A. Kemp

Books are great for if you want to work on the craft of writing for yourself, or, you know, to write novels or indie…

— Thomas Lennon

I think, basically, what I'm good for is reading - a lot. I think I'll always be more of a reader than a writer,…

— Helen Oyeyemi

I think the benefit of being a writer is that I'm looking for the subtext on the page, because all good writing has subtext.…

— Richard Dormer

And the truth is that if a writer is successful, you gain readers. It benefits all the writers. It's important for all the writers…

— Isabel Allende

Writing at home and then going out into the world to talk about why books matter to me feeds the writing. It's a good…

— Kate DiCamillo

Being a writer can be isolating. It's good to be among readers and booksellers.

— Lev Grossman

That's the advantage of being a writer: No matter what happens, as long as you survive it, it goes into the work.

— Alexandra Fuller

I write because I want to end my loneliness. Books make people less alone. That, before and after everything else, is what books do.…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another…

— Anne Lamott

Being an author is fun. It's a great job, because I can stay up as late as I want, and if I feel like…

— Dav Pilkey