“Maybe at 20 you can write well, but I don't think you could do what I do. Some things have to happen to you first.” Quote by Ellen Goodman
“I write a thousand words a day. Nothing will stop me, I mean nothing, until the book is finished. I'm disciplined in spite of myself.” WritingMeanBookThousandFinishedSpite Author:Joseph Wambaugh
“I was never a wet-eyed, passionate writer; I was always a policeman.” PassionateWetPolicemen Author:Joseph Wambaugh
“I had tears coming out of my eyes. And it was the characters that got me there.” CharacterEyeTearsComing Out Author:Jean M. Auel
“If I were a young man, I would not hesitate at writing anything to get into print, except pornography.” IfsMenWritingYoungYoung ManPrintPornography Author:James A. Michener
“Contrary to what people think, I slave over my books.” PeopleThinkingBookSlaveContrary Author:James A. Michener
“My generation of young female writers discovered that we could dictate the form and content of our own fiction.” FormYoungFictionGenerationsFemaleMy GenerationFemale Writers Author:Erica Jong
“You let the story cool off and then, instead of rewriting it, you relive it.” StoriesRewriting Author:Ray Bradbury
“Any sportswriter who thinks the world is no bigger than the outfield fence in not only a bad citizen, but also a lousy sportswriter.” ThinkingWorldCitizensBiggerFence Author:Red Smith
“There's literary creation and literary business. When I first got something accepted, it gave my life a validation it didn't otherwise have.” FirstsCreationAcceptedValidation Author:Raymond Carver
“I talk to myself on paper about my characters - sometimes writing in first person... I keep lists of unanswered questions that I can always turn to in order to get myself going.” WritingFirstsPersonsI CanSometimesCharacterOrderTurnsPaperListsFirst PersonUnanswered QuestionsUnanswered Author:Phyllis A. Whitney