George Saunders Quotes

Being a writer is not the point. Writing is.

The page is long, blank, and full of truth. When I am through with it, it shall probably be long, full, and empty with words.

The few words of a title are the hardest words for any author to come up with.

You become a great writer by writing.

If you wish to be a writer, write.

I tell people you should write what you love to read because that's where your passion is.

I want to get within myself and write. I really, really want to write.

I write constantly about everything.

Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer.

I don't know why I write what I write.

I started writing as soon as I started reading.

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work.

There is the great creative part of it. The writing is the best part.

Producing words isn't a problem for me. And I usually write two books at a time. When one horse gets winded, you jump on the other.

I like to write. Prolific is part of who I am.

I wrote a novel, so now they can call me a novelist. I tell stories; that's it.

When people ask me for secrets to writing, I say, 'Read to write.'

I would say, number one, don't worry about getting published. Just write. Number two, just write. Three is make sure you read.

I'm constantly creating and writing.

Writing is the starting point from which all goodness (and crappiness) flows.

If you're writing, you're a writer. If you're talking about it or thinking about it, I'm not so sure. Writing is ninety-eight percent work and two percent magic.

You should write, write, write every day, and learn to edit and pare it right back so you're proud of every sentence, and each one is either being useful or beautiful, but hopefully both.

But how do I get to having to write a book?... It was a mother who bore me, not an inkwell!

To write is human, to edit is divine.

Like all former thinkers, I'm writing a book.