Frank Harris Quotes

It is my desire to be a great writer. I know that I still have a mountain to climb to achieve that.

Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as writers.

I mean, the problem is, I think I'm a great writer.

I think writing is such a great talent, and if I was better, I would love to be a writer.

Writers are people who put pen to paper every day.

I'm definitely a writer. I don't even know how to freestyle.

Writers are nerds.

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.

I think writing well takes a little bit of talent and an awful lot of work.

You always hope you'll surprise somebody with the work. If you write something human and appealing, the perfect reader could be anyone.

I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But I've never really considered myself a writer.

Writers are so important.

I really write for people.

The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.

I'm inspired by playwrights, novelists, poets: The value of language has been a lifelong passion of mine. I enjoy it. I'm good at it.

I never think that any writer can teach someone how to write.

There isn't any distinction between a reader and a writer - reading is so much a part of it.

I want to become a very good writer.

I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can't teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.

I never thought of myself as a writer.

I'm the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.

I'm not a great writer.

Many fiction writers write for the critics or for themselves; they forget the common reader. I never do. I don't think journalism clashes with my fiction; on the contrary, it helps enormously.

As writers, we can't predict who might come along who might find our offerings valuable.

When I started writing fiction, I knew how good it was immediately.