105 Quotes About Authorship

The calling of an author is more than just to entertain, but also to share ones experiences with the world.

We are living out the drama of a pathetic story whose pages are smeared with our own handwriting.

We have the power of the pen to write the next chapter, and the privilege to author the page in whatever fashion we choose. Yet, seldom do we understand the power of the pen and the privilege of the page.

From my boyhood I have had an intense and overwhelming conviction that my real vocation lay in the direction of literature. I have, however, had a most unaccountable difficulty in getting any responsible person to share my views.- Cyprian Overbeck Wells: A Literary Mosaic

A writer may not know the way at first; but if he endeavors to complete his task, he carves a path with his story, a knowledge shortcut.

Breaking through writer's block is like thinking out of the box: Both require an ability to imagine a world outside your four walls or rearranging them to get a better view.

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

Writing heals the quandaries of life.

Publishing a book does not make you an authority or an expert. Authorship doesn’t not equal authority.