Able Quote by Stephen Leigh

Writing is hard work. But if you want to become a writer you will become one. Nothing will stop you.

— Dorothy Day

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something…

— Margaret Haddix

You can't want to be a writer. You have to be one.

— Paul Theroux

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 am living with my limitations and have no intention of becoming a writer.

— Pernell Roberts

Unlike a typical professional, I can't quit my job to become a full-time author; I don't have that luxury. For me, writing is therapy;…

— Ashwin Sanghi

I feel like I'm getting better at being a writer.

— Sharon Van Etten

Writing is like a little hole in reality that you can go through and you can get out and you can be someplace else…

— Stephen King

Writing is physical work. It's sweaty work. You just can't will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.

— Wil Haygood

Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.

— J. B. Priestley

If you really want to be a writer, nobody can stop you -- and if you don't, nobody can help you.

— Alma Alexander

- I don't want to be a writer so I can write about my life. I want to be a writer to escape from…

— Candace Bushnell