Decision Quote by Sue Grafton

My main strength as a young writer was that I had no fear of making mistakes. I knew I would and I knew I…

— Nikki Giovanni

I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a solo writer…

— William Beckett

I always was a writer, but then I wanted to do stand-up because I thought that was a way that I could perform what…

— Roseanne Barr

“The secret of being a writer: not to expect others to value what you've done as you value it. Not to expect anyone else…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I have a very solo career. I only write with people that I really adore.

— Jenny Eclair

One of the things I learned from my father, and it did not serve me well at all, was that he was a successful…

— Michael Tolkin

I was like, 'I have to start writing for myself, to show people what I can do and what my point of view is.'

— Kay Cannon

My experience is, the writer I was when I began was only a fraction of what I feel capable of doing now. Don't stand…

— Anthony McCarten

In a way, writing is an incredible act of individualism, producing your language, and yet to use it from the heart of a crowd…

— Arundhati Roy

I don't think I began to be a professional writer until I learned my weaknesses and what I couldn't do. This forced me to…

— Robert Cormier

Now that I'm staring down the barrel of the last act of my life, I'm less excited about control and solo effort, and I…

— David Knopfler

First and foremost, I am a writer. That's what I have spent my life doing.

— Gyles Brandreth