1,068 Quotes About Writers-on-writing

I can hear my muse whispering tenderly in my ear. There is a story that wants to be told, and I'm merely its chosen vessel.

It didn't take inspiration to dredge up a list of plot points, but to find that moment — the perfect moment that defined a book, that made it come alive as something greater then the sum of its words — that required an alchemy you couldn't fake.

I’m a writer; which means - as much as I am the hero, I am the villain too.

For beginners- Write wrong or right, write happy or sad, write good or bad, write left or right, Just write

Some people judge a book by its cover and everyone judge a story by its title

I love that as fellow authors, we are not competitors but teammates. It's a vast world--stories/books, there is room for all of us.

I am a writer. My calling is to teach, motivate, and challenge ideas through my writing. I was born to write; this is my purpose.

Like with many jobs, the key to writing is to turn up.

Musicians collaborate with each other all the time. Why don't we do the same as writers?