Goals Quote by Steve Lopez

Writing is a solitary pursuit and I think you have to be partially at peace with yourself, but it's the other part that's usually…

— Craig Johnson

If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.

— Giacomo Casanova

No one writes anything worth writing, unless he writes entirely for the sake of his subject.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“Trying to write without reading is like venturing out to sea all by yourself in a small boat: lonely and dangerous. Wouldn't you rather…

— Téa Obreht

I never read because I always feel there's something more important to do, despite the fact I never do anything worthwhile.

— Steve Fowler

One reads not for information, but inspiration.

— Wayne Teasdale

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

— Barbara Mertz

Reading yields a wish to write, I think, except if the reading is dull and uninspiring.

— Joyce Carol Oates

If you like not my writing, go read something else.

— Robert Burton

Anyone who doesn't read doesn't have any business writing.

— Ann Patchett

I don't really read a lot. Maybe I should.

— Syd Barrett

You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.

— Cassandra Clare