Ernest Gaines Quotes

I have grown in my writing and I care about it now and I know how important it is to write stuff.

I've grown more and more appreciative of good writing, and I now really hope I can become a better and better writer.

I do want to work on writing, because writing's a skill. Writing is something that you can train yourself to know better. To know yourself better. And it's intimidating as hell.

Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning.

No, I have to really focus, especially when I'm writing because I wanna be good at it.

I worry about what I can control, and that's come out and improve every day, enjoy the process, count your blessings, and work extremely hard.

I personally feel I still have so much to learn as a writer; each novel is better than the one before, just because I'm getting better at it.

I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine.

Writing teaches writing.

I'm a poor artist. Through brute force, I brought myself up to mediocre. I've never taken a writing class, but I can write okay.

I feel like I'm getting better at being a writer.

I miss my former teachers, John Hersey and James Alan McPherson. I would love to see either or both and ask what I could do to improve, to deepen my writing.

Myself, I always tell people that if you're not getting better you're only getting worse, and every day I try and be better than yesterday.

I'm just working every day to improve.

I feel more comfortable each time I sit down to write, but I'm determined to get better and better.

I just like to get better every day.

I'm writing; I'm teaching myself writing.

Writing is something that I practice at every day to get better at.

I learned to write by writing.

I am trying to keep growing and improving as a writer.

If you want to be a good writer, be the best writer in the world. That's what I've done.

Every story I write is different. Some are hard. Some aren't. 'Chronicle' was tremendously easy. I have a hard time comparing my process on different things, but I will say this: The more you write, the better you get at it. That's one of the few things that's markedly true.

You write a lot of books; you hope you get better.

I was never born to write. I was taught to write. And I am still being taught to write.

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