Art Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it... By using words well they strengthen their…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

We need writers who know the difference between the production of a commodity and the practice of an art.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Every writer has something to say, but those writers whose works endure have dared to say something about the things that frighten them, confuse…

— Holly Lisle

My teacher Tom Spanbauer, the man who got me started writing in his workshop, used to say: 'Writers write because they weren't invited to…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Sentences spoken by writers, unless they have been written out first, rarely say what writers wish to say. Writers are unlucky speakers, by and…

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't write. No…

— Lorrie Moore

I think many people would say that writers like Stephen King have hypergraphia.

— Tracy Chapman

Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I'm totally insane.

— Kate Atkinson

“People say that writers write for money. From my own experience that's not true. I write for me. I publish for money.”

— Greg Curtis

If you're spending a lot of time in the writers' room and then you're also acting, you have your foot in both of those…

— Tom Arnold

They say writers sell everybody out. What can you do? You know only the people you know.

— Vivian Gornick

“Every so often I'll hear writers say that there are other writers they would read if for no other reason than to marvel at…

— Francine Prose