Art Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

“Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art you must master the craft. If you want to…

— Ann Patchett

Like most art forms, writing is part instinct and part craft. The craft part is the part that can be taught, and that can…

— Matt Haig

I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to…

— Chris Van Allsburg

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

— John Milius

I think you get most of the most interesting work done in fields where people don't think they're doing art but are merely practicing…

— Douglas Adams

Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.

— Jack Prelutsky

The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and…

— Garth Stein

I think writing gives me creative freedom.

— Marley Dias

Writing is my job. I don't think of it as art.

— Isabel Allende

Most people won't realise that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else.

— Katherine Anne Porter

I'm sure that writing isn't a craft, that is, something for which you learn the skills and go on turning out. It must come…

— Robert Lowell

Writing really is a difficult craft and there are many parts to master.

— James Johnson