2011 Quote by Walter Kirn

“All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery.”

— George Orwell

“Writing to me is a way to get your feelings and ideas out. It is something everybody is capable of.”

— Katherine Powers

“All of us are writers reading other people's writing, turning pages or clicking to the next screen with pleasure and admiration. All of us…

— Pamela Paul

“And maybe these words have become something more than emails; maybe they are a kind of journal. Writing to you is like writing to…

— Amy Reed

“You know,(in Life) everyone's an author, We need to read each other more and kindly respond.”

— james francis

“I am a writer, I write what I feel and what like.”

— Euginia Herlihy

“Writers create impressions that inspire, stir emotions, evoke questions and sprinkle seeds of awe.”

— C. Toni Graham

“Writing is mostly a mind game. It’s about tricking yourself into becoming who you are. If you do this long enough, you begin to…

— Jeff Goins

“...I think one shouldn't pussyfoot, and just say that you write the stuff that you would like to read. So you write for yourself,…

— Martin Amis

“I'm a novelist. Anything you say can be taken down and used against you in a work of fiction.”

— Anne R. Allen

“As a writer, I play with words all day long. I toy with them, listen for their overtones, crack them open, and try to…

— Philip Yancey

“I speak, I speak, and truth at that. Writers are a curious breed: brooding, fickle, alternately loving and hating their work—and each other. You’re…

— Chila Woychik