Nora Roberts Quotes

And there are people who want to be writers because they love to write. And they care.

Do you love this story? If you love it, then you've got to write it.

I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it.

I became an author because I love words. I enjoyed playing with them when I was a kid, writing stories and plays, and doing whatever I could think to do with words. I kept my love of them growing up and still love to see what they can do.

And I love writing; I've been writing ever since I was seven.

You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind a closed door.

I had the most incredible English and literature teachers in school, and it really influenced my love of storytelling. It's what made me excited to study journalism in college. I love editorials and documentaries. All of that came from being given the opportunity to lose myself in good writing when I was a kid.

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me.

I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.

I think I became a writer because of my love of stories and an inability to stop asking, 'What if?'

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

The opportunity to be a storyteller is the greatest thing in the world, and I feel so lucky and really love it.

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 love to write. It's my first love.

And I love writing. I've always loved writing.

If you give me a typewriter and I'm having a good day, I can write a scene that will astonish its readers. That will perhaps make them laugh, perhaps make them cry - that will have some emotional clout to it. It doesn't cost much to do that.

I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.

I enjoy the research and love actually creating the words. There's not too much I find a drudge when it comes to writing.

My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a war crime.

I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.

I despise writing in general, but yeah, I love writing the stuff that I direct.

I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love.

I loved the writing process. I loved it.

Writing is my No. 1 passion.