I may have written this before, but I may not have written it as well, so I’ll write it again.

At that moment, the urge to be writing was stronger than any notion she had of what she might write.

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

The hardest things to write are often the best things to read. And the most deserving to be written.

I write to make sense of my life."-John Cheever, quoted in _Cheever - A Life_ (2009) by Blake Bailey

If you really want to be a writer, nobody can stop you -- and if you don't, nobody can help you.

Seeing your own name on the book cover is like hearing your book saying, "Hi. Thanks for writing me!

The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.

Set your fantasies in the here and now and then, if challenged, claim to be writing Magical Realism.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

If you hear voices, you’re a lunatic. If you write down what they say, you’re an author.

All I need is a sheet of paperand something to write with, and thenI can turn the world upside down.

One day, I shall explode like an artillery shell and all my bits will be found on the writing table.

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both.

Writing is hard work. But if you want to become a writer you will become one. Nothing will stop you.