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Being A Writer Quotes

What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write... Maybe the deadly notion came from liking to read so much. Maybe I was in love with the image of being a writer. Whatever. It had been a really bad idea. Because I couldn’t write, at least not by the bluntly and frequently expressed standards of anyone in a position to offer any encouragement and feedback Picture Quote #1

You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won’t be able to take a break from being a writer Picture Quote #1

I do not enjoy the promotional side of being a writer, to be blunt about it. Even with the little amount that is expected of me, which is nothing compared to the life of an artist. Writers can live in obscurity and come out of the woodwork with a book, then go back in. Artists don’t have that luxury Picture Quote #1

The very act of writing assumes, to begin with, that someone cares to hear what you have to say. It assumes that people share, that people can be reached, that people can be touched and even in some cases changed. So many of the things in our world lead us to despair. It seems to me that the final symptom of despair is silence, and that storytelling is one of the sustaining arts; it’s one of the affirming arts. A writer may have a certain pessimism in his outlook, but the very act of being a writer seems to me to be an optimistic act Picture Quote #1

To do justice to a lifelong dream of being a writer, I must give it the intense concentration and focus I gave to track. To do both with excellence is not possible. It is with a sense of sadness and joyous anticipation that I leave track and move on Picture Quote #1

I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that’s your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions of being a writer is that you’re never a specialist. Your field is entirely open; your field is the entire human condition Picture Quote #1

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I never studied writing, but I’d always been a reader and had a secret fantasy about being a writer Picture Quote #1

I never even dreamt of being a writer because I didn’t feel allowed. When I was a child I was terribly ambitious, but I didn’t know at all what this great thing would become Picture Quote #1

Certainly, I know what it’s like to be obsessed. I haven’t always been there for my children. They could reach me, but I wasn’t always there. But, you know, that’s not necessarily anything to do with being a writer. I mean, a taxi driver could have the same problem... Maybe Picture Quote #1

Being a writer is a rather hazardous occupation and there is a horribly high rate of writers who barely have the money for the paper and pen they use for their craft Picture Quote #1

One of the difficulties of being a writer must be that you create drama that you can’t live out. That’s one of the wonderful things about acting Picture Quote #1

I hated the idea that I would be like my father. Which is one of the reasons I decided I didn’t want to be a writer and wanted to be an actor instead. I wanted to go in a total different direction. But, of course, I ended up being a writer anyway Picture Quote #1

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There is freedom in being a writer and writing. It is fulfilling your function. I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, and then simply doing it Picture Quote #1

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things Picture Quote #1

The beauty of my work is that my sets cost nothing. That’s what I love about being a writer of novels Picture Quote #1

The tricky thing about being a writer, or about being any kind of artist, is that in addition to making art you also have to make a living Picture Quote #1

The secret of being a writer: not to expect others to value what you’ve done as you value it. Not to expect anyone else to perceive in it the emotions you have invested in it. Once this is understood, all will be well Picture Quote #1

I think the trick of being a writer is to basically put your cards out there all the time and be willing to be as in the dark about what happens next as your reader would be at that time Picture Quote #1

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From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along Picture Quote #1

I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because you’re literally not dependent on anybody Picture Quote #1

I’ve always felt that the cool thing about being a writer is that all you need is paper to do the job Picture Quote #1

I love writing on trains. The joy of being a writer is it’s all in your head; you don’t need materials apart from the laptop. It’s like taking your work home with you, so you can feel grounded in your own insane writerly realities wherever you are Picture Quote #1

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It’s not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work Picture Quote #1

Being a writer is an endless study in human transition and lessons learned or forgotten or misapplied Picture Quote #1

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I began running on an everyday basis after I became a writer. As being a writer requires sitting at a desk for hours a day, without getting some exercise you’d quickly get out of shape and gain weight, I figured Picture Quote #1

Very little about being a writer is signing an autograph. It’s sitting in a room and writing. Getting it out Picture Quote #1

One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another is that writing motivates you to look closely at life, at life as it lurches by and tramps around Picture Quote #1

Even though I don’t write about things that come from my life because I’m lucky, and I live in a great place with great kids and, you know, a great husband, I think you can find threads of me in the characters, so that’s really what being a writer is, probably Picture Quote #1

For me, there is nothing worse than the knowledge that my life holds nothing for me but being a writer Picture Quote #1

I am an artist and have no right buggering about with verbs and split infinitives, which is what being a writer says to me Picture Quote #1

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What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write... Maybe the deadly notion came from liking to read so much. Maybe I was in love with the image of being a writer. Whatever. It had been a really bad idea. Because I couldn’t write, at least not by the bluntly and frequently expressed standards of anyone in a position to offer any encouragement and feedback (Being A Writer Quotes) You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won’t be able to take a break from being a writer (Being A Writer Quotes) I do not enjoy the promotional side of being a writer, to be blunt about it. Even with the little amount that is expected of me, which is nothing compared to the life of an artist. Writers can live in obscurity and come out of the woodwork with a book, then go back in. Artists don’t have that luxury (Being A Writer Quotes) The very act of writing assumes, to begin with, that someone cares to hear what you have to say. It assumes that people share, that people can be reached, that people can be touched and even in some cases changed. So many of the things in our world lead us to despair. It seems to me that the final symptom of despair is silence, and that storytelling is one of the sustaining arts; it’s one of the affirming arts. A writer may have a certain pessimism in his outlook, but the very act of being a writer seems to me to be an optimistic act (Being A Writer Quotes) To do justice to a lifelong dream of being a writer, I must give it the intense concentration and focus I gave to track. To do both with excellence is not possible. It is with a sense of sadness and joyous anticipation that I leave track and move on (Being A Writer Quotes) I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that’s your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions of being a writer is that you’re never a specialist. Your field is entirely open; your field is the entire human condition (Being A Writer Quotes) I never studied writing, but I’d always been a reader and had a secret fantasy about being a writer (Being A Writer Quotes) I never even dreamt of being a writer because I didn’t feel allowed. When I was a child I was terribly ambitious, but I didn’t know at all what this great thing would become (Being A Writer Quotes) Certainly, I know what it’s like to be obsessed. I haven’t always been there for my children. They could reach me, but I wasn’t always there. But, you know, that’s not necessarily anything to do with being a writer. I mean, a taxi driver could have the same problem... Maybe (Being A Writer Quotes) Being a writer is a rather hazardous occupation and there is a horribly high rate of writers who barely have the money for the paper and pen they use for their craft (Being A Writer Quotes) One of the difficulties of being a writer must be that you create drama that you can’t live out. That’s one of the wonderful things about acting (Being A Writer Quotes) I hated the idea that I would be like my father. Which is one of the reasons I decided I didn’t want to be a writer and wanted to be an actor instead. I wanted to go in a total different direction. But, of course, I ended up being a writer anyway (Being A Writer Quotes) There is freedom in being a writer and writing. It is fulfilling your function. I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, and then simply doing it (Being A Writer Quotes) The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things (Being A Writer Quotes) The beauty of my work is that my sets cost nothing. That’s what I love about being a writer of novels (Being A Writer Quotes) The tricky thing about being a writer, or about being any kind of artist, is that in addition to making art you also have to make a living (Being A Writer Quotes) The secret of being a writer: not to expect others to value what you’ve done as you value it. Not to expect anyone else to perceive in it the emotions you have invested in it. Once this is understood, all will be well (Being A Writer Quotes) I think the trick of being a writer is to basically put your cards out there all the time and be willing to be as in the dark about what happens next as your reader would be at that time (Being A Writer Quotes) From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along (Being A Writer Quotes) I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because you’re literally not dependent on anybody (Being A Writer Quotes) I’ve always felt that the cool thing about being a writer is that all you need is paper to do the job (Being A Writer Quotes) I love writing on trains. The joy of being a writer is it’s all in your head; you don’t need materials apart from the laptop. It’s like taking your work home with you, so you can feel grounded in your own insane writerly realities wherever you are (Being A Writer Quotes) The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It’s not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work (Being A Writer Quotes) Being a writer is an endless study in human transition and lessons learned or forgotten or misapplied (Being A Writer Quotes) I began running on an everyday basis after I became a writer. As being a writer requires sitting at a desk for hours a day, without getting some exercise you’d quickly get out of shape and gain weight, I figured (Being A Writer Quotes) Very little about being a writer is signing an autograph. It’s sitting in a room and writing. Getting it out (Being A Writer Quotes) One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another is that writing motivates you to look closely at life, at life as it lurches by and tramps around (Being A Writer Quotes) Even though I don’t write about things that come from my life because I’m lucky, and I live in a great place with great kids and, you know, a great husband, I think you can find threads of me in the characters, so that’s really what being a writer is, probably (Being A Writer Quotes) For me, there is nothing worse than the knowledge that my life holds nothing for me but being a writer (Being A Writer Quotes) I am an artist and have no right buggering about with verbs and split infinitives, which is what being a writer says to me (Being A Writer Quotes)

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