A. J. Liebling Quotes

A.J. Liebling, one of my heroes, used to say that he could write better than anyone who wrote faster, and faster than anyone who could write better. I'm one nine-hundredth as good as Liebling, but that principle may slightly apply.

I write fast. I'm one of the lucky ones.

I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.

Just because someone has stylistic limitations doesn't necessarily make them a worse writer.

There are probably many, many people who are better writers than me.

I'm not the slowest writer that you know.

I'm quite good at not writing.

Generals who can write always make me nervous.

It is always difficult to get across to people who are not professional writers that a talent to write does not mean a talent to write anything at all.

By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.

Learn to write well, or not to write at all.

I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in two hours, I could do it in my sleep, it's like writing a grocery list.

The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego.

I've never been a fast writer.

Many, many people can write books. I just happen to be one of them.

I write fast, I write beautifully, I write convincingly.

There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.

I'm very lucky to be in projects that have such skilled writing in them.

It just happens I write fast and always have done.

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

Writing's all I know. Frankly, I've never been able to do anything else.

Sean's a great, great writer.