So I thought I'd share some merriment with you in the form of funny things authors say.
Enjoy!
I wrote a few children's books. Not on purpose. ~ Steven Wright
If Moses were alive today he’d come down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments and spend the next five years trying to get them published. ~ Anonymous
The road to hell is paved with adverbs. ~ Stephen King
Writing is so difficult that I often feel that writers, having had their hell on earth, will escape all punishment thereafter. ~ Jessamyn West
Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard. ~ John Steinbeck
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs. ~ Christopher Hampton
Writing is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public. ~ Paulo Coelho
It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous. ~ Robert Benchley
Easy reading is damn hard writing. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the other one. ~ Baltasar Gracián
Takeaway Truth
What are your favorite funny quotes about writing?
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