Inspirational Quote by Tama Janowitz

You should write, first of all, to please yourself. You shouldn't care a damn about anybody else at all. But writing can't be a…

— Doris Lessing

I'm not a writer who thinks about writing only for themselves; I do always have a reader in mind.

— Emma Healey

At the end of the day I am a writer, and if I don't take care of this, no one else will.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Nobody cares much whether you write or not. You just have to do it

— Natalie Goldberg

When you write for somebody else, you've got to write from their standpoint. You can't really write from your own point of view.

— The D.O.C

Why it should be such an effort to write to the people one loves I can't imagine. It's none at all to write to…

— Katherine Mansfield

I think that the idea that I'm writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back.

— Ruskin Bond

I just try and do something good. But as a writer, you're slightly out of control.

— Peter Morgan

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

— Jerzy Kosinski

If you want to be a good writer, make sure you read. I'm amazed by how many people don't bother to do that.

— Mitch Albom

The golden rule of writing is to write what you care about. If you care about your topic, you'll do your best writing, and…

— Jerry Spinelli