Harper Lee, on writing:

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that,

before developing his talent,

he would be wise to develop a thick hide.

- Harper Lee.

Howard Jacobson, on writing:

When people speak to me of the torment of writing, I can think only of what it was like before I wrote:

once writing meant writing and not thinking about writing, I knew nothing of any torment.

- Howard Jacobson.