Top Writer Quotes

I would not be myself without writing.

That conversation with the taxi driver suddenly made clear to me the essence of the writer's occupation. We write books because our children aren't interested in us. We address ourselves to an anonymo...

Writer Definition

(n.) One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.

(n.) One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.

(n.) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.

I'm not asking you to come reverently or unquestioningly; I'm not asking you to be politically correct or cast aside your sense of humor (please God you have one). This isn't a popularity contest, it'...

Why a writer writes? This question is trivial! The important question is this: What he writes?

When writing feels like jumping a cliff, grab the nearest pen!

Even great, best selling writers produce works that fall flat from expectations. This writing thing isn't easy and everything you produce won't be a best seller, but you must write anyway. You have to...

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of shitty first drafts. All good writers write them.

On every page, confidence fights with self-doubt. Every sentence is an act of faith. Why would anybody want to do it?

If you live with dogs, you'll never run out of things to write about.

You have to keep doing it, Even if no one is watching. The best artists, are those Who live from their expressions, Not chasing the impressions.

I think of myself first as a singer, meaning an interpreter. Then I think of myself as a writer. It is an outlet I have to have. I get very hard to live with without something happening to write about...

Inspiration doesn't always come in chronological order.

I wanted to say all these things about how you just have to hold on to the things you love and let go of all the rest.

I guess it's ridiculously romantic, but I wanted to be a full tilt, sink-or-swim writer.

È un libro sull’amore capace di trascendere l’aspetto fisico, su come la bellezza sia un confine arbitrario e facile da superare, su come due persone possono entrare in sintonia nonostante le differen...

A critic is a legless man who teaches other people to run

Experience is the catalyst for all great stories.

You shouldn't write about your personal life', says the one feeling threatened by the truth to the writer.

The only way to get the ending you want is to write your own story.