Brain Quote by William Zinsser

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

— Bill Simmons

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

— Julia Cameron

Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.

— David McCullough

Writing is like sex. The more you think about it, the harder it is to do. It's better not to think about it so…

— Stephen King

Writing is seeing. It is paying attention.

— Kate DiCamillo

“Writing is a muscle. Smaller than a hamstring and slightly bigger than a bicep, and it needs to be exercised to get stronger. Think…

— Colin Nissan

The problem is once you've written the opening paragraph and worked out how the rest of the story will go in your head, there's…

— Colm Toibin

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating…

— Bill Watterson

Writing is nearly always a matter of finding whatever your brain needs to trick it into being creative, and in my case, a tiny…

— Emma Donoghue

The important thing is to write when your brain is at its best. Work edits or do outside reading with the rest of the…

— Douglas Brunt

Writing about writing is a bit like talking about a conversation you are having; it tends to obscure desperation about where the next word…

— Renata Adler

Writing is one way to go about thinking, and the practice and habit of writing not only drain the mind but supply it, too.

— E. B. White