Art Quote by Steven Pressfield

A successful author is equally in danger of the diminution of his fame, whether he continues or ceases to write.

— Samuel Johnson

“He made writing look easy and critics hate that. They like evidence of a struggle, of creative agony, wringing the masterpiece out of one’s…

— Jessica Zafra

The writer knows his own worth, and to be overvalued can confuse and destroy him as an artist.

— Charles R. Jackson

Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death. Good ones don't have time to bother…

— William Faulkner

“Any writer or journalist who wants to retain his integrity finds himself thwarted by the general drift of society rather than by active persecution.…

— George Orwell

A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old-fashioned virtues of…

— Ray Bradbury

The artist must reckon with his own character flaws, which do not disappear just because he has been called to be an artist.

— Eric Maisel

“The life of a writer is absolute hell compared with the life of a businessman. The writer has to force himself to work. He…

— Roald Dahl

Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.

— John le Carre

“Part of the writer's problem may be thee wrong kind of appreciation: hen he does work he knows to be less than he's capable…

— John Gardner

“A writer must find his own grain, way, bent. ...He aspires to create new and original works. His way is alone. If he succumbs…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald