Book Quote by Steve Toltz

I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation…

— Dawn French

I think that I am profoundly influenced by writers who have explored loss, and longing, and fear. Those influences have turned me into a…

— Christopher Rice

“Writers live with fear. Some writers cannot deal with the fear, and so they quit or refuse to publish. In order to write, you…

— Patrick Mcmanus

The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

— Katherine Paterson

Writers, at least writers of fiction, are always full of anxiety and worry.

— Peter Carey

I don't believe that there are dangerous writers: the danger of certain books is not in the books themselves but in the passions of…

— Octavio Paz

Writers are just like other people, except slightly more obsessed.

— John Banville

I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.

— Barry Mann

With each book, I've found myself more and more able to draw off the personal and still be as vulnerable as I need to…

— Nathan Englander

Fiction is risky for writers also in that the process of making certain books, of shaping certain narratives, leaves scars and marks on your…

— Chris Abani

The truth about being a writer is you do not choose the stories you tell, but stories choose you. You do not choose, therefore,…

— Rosa Montero

Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written. I become completely consumed by a theme, by characters,…

— Anne Rice