Books Quote by Theodora Goss

Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.

— Iris Chang

“Your whole duty as a writer is to please and satisfy yourself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.”

— Anonymous

If you want to be a good writer, be the best writer in the world. That's what I've done.

— Ray Bradbury

“If you're a writer, write. And always strive for excellence.”

— Linda Yezak

A writer should care about one thing - the language. To write well - that is his duty. That is his only duty.

— Joseph Brodsky

The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.

— E. B. White

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

— William Styron

“To be a writer, you must write. To be a published writer you must finish what you write and then get what you've written…

— George H. Scithers

“The ultimate goal of any writer is to explore the lightest and darkest aspects of being. If a writer accomplishes this task, the work…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Writing is one of the few professions left where you take all the responsibility for what you do. It's really dangerous and ultimately destroys…

— Erica Jong

Somehow, some way, incredibly enough, good writing ultimately gets recognized. If you're a really good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God,…

— Rod Serling

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

— Katherine Paterson