Lot Quote by Scarface

Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often…

— Ha Jin

If you want to write, you write. Talent is simply not enough.

— Jane Yolen

Everybody can write; writers can't do anything else.

— Mignon McLaughlin

Very few people can write in a crowd. This is a very solitary occupation. I have known people more talented than me who never…

— Tom Robbins

Anyone can write. Some people can write a bit better than others; they're called authors. Then there are some who can write better than…

— Walter Moers

I know people who are really talented at writing, and they just don't ever make it happen because they're also good at other things.

— John Brandon

There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.

— Andrew Lloyd Webber

Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.

— Sharon Jones

I have always been able to write on the spot. It is a talent that I guess comes naturally.

— Ashanti

“The world is full of people who write poorly but passionately, and others who can put a sentence together but have no feeling behind…

— Kameron Hurley

Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot.

— Andrew Eldritch

It is always difficult to get across to people who are not professional writers that a talent to write does not mean a talent…

— Flannery O'Connor