| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| f2c9684 | Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be? | charles-bukowski inspirational journalist life poem poet poetry poetry-life-quote poetry-quotes posthumous-modern-writer reflection satirical writer-quotes autobiographical-quote | Charles Bukowski | |
| de23921 | That is one thing I am sure of amid my many uncertainties regarding the literary vocation: deep inside, a writer feels that writing is the best thing that ever happened to him, or could ever happen to him, because as far as he is concerned, writing is the best possible way of life, never mind the social, political, or financial rewards of what he might achieve through it. | writer-quotes | Mario Vargas Llosa |