English major Quote by Stephen Ambrose

More than anything, being an English major made me more appreciative of authors and what an incredible feat it is to just finish a…

— Dan Mangan

Marry somebody you love and who thinks you being a writer's a good idea.

— Richard Ford

The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing.

— Ken MacLeod

“The secret of being a successful writer is--write. Every writer deserves that chance.”

— Millicent Ashby

If you want to be a writer, you must be in love with the process of writing, whether you achieve financial success or not.

— Cinda Williams Chima

Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.

— Sandra Brown

The idea that it is necessary to go to a university in order to become a successful writer . . . is one of…

— Vera Brittain

“MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR. AT LEAST, YOU GET TO READ STUFF THAT'S WRITTEN BY PEOPLE WHO CAN WRITE! YOU DON'T HAVE…

— John Irving

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or…

— Augusten Burroughs

“The English major is, first of all, a reader. She's got a book pup-tented in front of her nose many hours a day; her…

— Mark Edmundson

The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few…

— Moliere

A downside to being a successful novelist? Wow - I can't imagine one.

— Andrew Sean Greer