962 Quotes About Writing-life

  • Author Annie Dillard
  • Quote

    The writing that so thrills and exhilarates you, as if you were dancing right next to the band, is barely audible to anyone else.

  • Tags
  • Share


  • Author M.J. Pullen
  • Quote

    A 15-minute gap in your day is plenty of time to write and read, but not if you check your email first.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author Anna Belfrage
  • Quote

    When sitting in an armchair isn't enough… I write. What I mean is that when it no longer suffices to sit and dream about travelling to other times, other places, I write about them instead. A most economical and safe form of time travel.

  • Tags
  • Share


  • Author Graham Greene
  • Quote

    The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see - every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties.

  • Tags
  • Share