Agents Quote by Sue Grafton

I believe that, in an ideal world, writers would feel free to write what matters to them without having to consider success, failure, the…

— Claire Messud

“There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of…

— William Knowlton Zinsser

Writing is a hard business...but nothing makes you feel better.

— Ernest Hemingway

Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.

— Jasper Fforde

Being a writer is a rather hazardous occupation and there is a horribly high rate of writers who barely have the money for the…

— Herbert Gold

“Even great, best selling writers produce works that fall flat from expectations. This writing thing isn't easy and everything you produce won't be a…

— Nancy Arroyo Ruffin

“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those…

— Stephen King

Being a writer is not the point. Writing is.

— Mohsin Hamid

Writing is a miserable, awful business. Stay with it. It is better than anything in the world.

— Ann Patchett

So much of writing is fed by vanity and the feeling that what you are doing is the most important thing in the world…

— Pankaj Mishra

Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing.

— Hilaire Belloc

If you want to be a writer, you must be in love with the process of writing, whether you achieve financial success or not.

— Cinda Williams Chima