Ngaio Marsh Quotes

I love writing. I never feel really comfortable unless I am either actually writing or have a story going. I could not stop writing.

Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician – the last egalitarian and open associations. No matter what happens in terms of fame and fortune, dedication to writing is a marching-step forward from where you were before, when you didn’t care about reaching out to the world, when you weren’t hoping to contribute, when you were just standing there doing some job into which you had fallen.

If it was a choice between making movies and doing nothing, he'd probably still wish me to make movies, So he made me keep going.

Let me tell you one thing about why writers write: had I known the answer to any of these questions I would never have needed to write a novel.

I want to be able to write, that's my first love and I don't want to deviate from it even though I probably could have made a lot more money.

There's only one good reason to be a writer-we can't help it! We'd all like to be rich, famous and successful, but if those are our goals, we're off on a wrong foot...I just wanted to earn enough money so I could work at home on my writing.

I think about fanaticism - oblivion awaits, especially for minor writers, so you have to be a fanatic; you have to be a crank to keep going, but on the other hand, what else would you do with the rest of your life? You gotta do something.

I love writing. I've pursued it with a passion.

I'm always writing or playing because that is my life.

Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.

I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.

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

When I work on stories, I tend to be pretty obsessive.

I'm way into writing, as much as I can.

I'd advise all you songwriters out there, if you're getting into it for the business, go home and get a job digging ditches or something. Get a life. You'll learn a lot more, and you won't write a lot of rotten poetry.

I've been writing since I was six years old. It's hard to imagine stopping. I would hate to think that I've already written my best book.

I write because I love doing it.

I don't write because there's an audience. I write because there is literature.

I think that's what turns young men and women into writers - the happiness you discover living in books.

You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it.

When you're a writer, you have to write these stories, even if you don't get paid

There is no trick to it. If you like to write and want to write, you write, no matter where you are or what else you are doing or whether anyone pays any heed.

Writing is my number one passion. I've written two novels. I've written a screenplay. I also write short stories and poetry.

I always ask young writers, 'Are you certain you want to be a writer? If you're absolutely sure, then do it.' If you really want to write, writing has to take precedence over everything else, except for taking care of your loved ones. It has to be more important than any possession, more important than fame. We hear about just a few writers who get famous, but most of them don't. It's got to mean more than that.

Pay attention to your passions. They are the key to starting and finishing the book you are meant to write. I don't believe in talent. I believe in passion.