“It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to write.” – Sinclair Lewis

“I was born to travel and write verse.” – Theophile Gautier

“The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seems like three minutes.” – Gore Vidal

“Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.” – Norman Mailer

“And there are people who want to be writers because they love to write. And they care.” – Russell Banks