There is nothing to 
writing. All you do 
is sit down at a 
typewriter and 
open a vein.
Red Smith


If you read good 
books, when you 
write, good books 
will come out of 
you.
Natalie Goldberg


The first chapter 
sells the book. The 
last chapter sells 
the next book. 
Mickey Spillane


You can't wait 
for inspiration. 
You have to go 
after it with a 
club. 
Jack London

Writing is the 
hardest way of 
earning a living, 
with the possible 
exception of 
wrestling 
alligators.
Olin Miller


If you don't 
have the time 
to read, you
don't have the 
time or the 
tools to write.
Stephen King

Verbosity leads 
to unclear, 
inarticulate 
things.
Dan Quayle

To withdraw 
myself from myself 
has ever been my 
sole, my entire, 
my sincere motive 
in scribbling at all.
Lord Byron 


Writing is the 
only profession 
where no one 
considers you 
ridiculous if 
you earn no 
money.
Jules Renard 


Forget all the 
rules. Forget 
about being 
published. 
Write for 
yourself and 
celebrate writing.
Melinda Haynes


Writing is not 
a genteel 
profession. 
It's quite 
nasty and 
tough and 
kind of dirty.
Rosemary Mahoney 


I was working 
on the proof of 
one of my 
poems all the 
morning, and 
took out a 
comma. In 
the afternoon 
I put it back 
again.
Oscar Wilde