Writing Quotes

I've always said the hardest aspect of the job of being a writer is writing.

Bob Mayer
- Writing
- Job
I think when you first start out, you're writing books that are about your immediate place.

Jami Attenberg
- Writing

Music is my work, writing songs is my work, touring is my work, going into the studio is my work.

Burning Spear
- Work
- Music
- Writing
Writing with kids is an adventure. It seems like someone always has the flu or pink-eye. I mean, you don't even have to be in direct contact with anyone to get pink-eye. But for parents who write, flexibility becomes essential, and as long as I have a pad of paper and a pen, I can write anywhere. Starbucks is fine.

Claire Messud
- Long
- Kids
- Parents
I'd studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire.

Deborah Harkness
- People
- Pretty
- Science
Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.

Paddy Chayefsky
- Work
- Thinking
- Art
I've been a writer since I was 13. I've been writing scripts and having pitch meetings. So, when I do see people like Brit Marling getting things done, it lets me know that it's possible. It basically just tells me, 'Dude, get to work!' For some reason, I think that I'm not doing enough work.

Aldis Hodge
- People
- Work
- Done
If I'm going to be a pessimist, then I should just stop writing for young people because that's too heavy a burden to put on young readers. But also, I get to meet with people who have waded through horrible things, and they get up every morning, and they try to do their best.

Deborah Ellis
- People
- Up
- Stop