My favourite is

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

That link looks like spam? Is it a proper link?

Caroline

I haven't opened it but its properties show that it's advertising spam from Chess Telecom. I've reported it.

Good, thanks Chris.


Tedious.

Love these, particularly Sidney Sheldon's:

A blank page is God's way of showing you how hard it is to be God.

Some of my favorites:

"Writing is easy. All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead." - Gene Fowler

"When I say ‘work’ I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs." – Margaret Laurence

"I don’t look upon [writing] as work. This is the way I figure it: You have two choices in life. You either die or do something with your time. You’re going to be doing something – why not write?" – James Lee Burke

"Always believe in your gift. God doesn’t make mistakes when he presents someone with a gift like that. It’s there for a reason." – James Lee Burke

I love the way - for example - Margaret Laurence and James Lee Burke appear to be saying exactly the opposite things!

My new fave quote is Paul Ashton, who's Development Producer for the BBC Writers' Room:

Plot is the route you take; story is the journey you make.

Which is both very pithy, and genuinely useful!