Rachel Cusk Quotes

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.

I think one of the keys to better writing is releasing all of your ideas and to not be afraid. Dream big. This could be the greatest novel in the world you know.

I'm not a born writer, and I don't enjoy writing.

To be a writer, you need to like spending a lot of time by yourself in the company of imaginary people.

To be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that's why I just make up crap.

Writing has been so much a part of my life that I'm really quite annoyed that I can't do as much as I used to.

I find writing really difficult - definitely the most difficult of all the things I do.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

I wanted to write.

During the holiday season, it's easy to forget that sometimes the best gift of all is simply the gift of time. I can't think of anything a writer would appreciate more than being given time and space to work.

I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership.

I think what I like best is that when people give talks or workshops, it doesn't really matter what level you are as a writer - whether you are a beginner, or you've been around the block a bit; there's something that you can take away from every session.

I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard.

Writing isn't everyone's favorite thing to do or what their thing is.

If you're a writer, you're always working.

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

I have come to understand and appreciate writers much more recently since I started working on a book last fall. Before that, I thought golf writers got up every morning, played a round of golf, had lunch, showed up for our last three holes and then went to dinner.

You're meant to have an unhappy childhood to be a writer, but there's a lot to be said for a very happy one that just lets you get on with it.

Writers are born, not made. We can hone the craft. We need to try to encourage someone and make a dialogue, suggesting ways to do something differently or how to improve.

I'm an author who likes assignments, who needs suggestions, ideas I would never have thought of otherwise - then something happens inside my alien head. Other people have to decide whether or not I'm a good writer, but I do have the ability to write in different styles.

One of the best parts of being a writer means that researching all kinds of cool stuff actually counts as work!

Yeah, writers do hate writing.

I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.

I am very fortunate in that I have spent pretty much my whole life being a writer, and before I was a writer, I was a storyteller.

The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.