Sunday, February 27, 2011

Quotable - the writer must believe


"The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true."

~ John Steinbeck, born on this date in California.

3 comments:

shrink on the couch said...

It certainly is one of the most important things in my world.

Trish said...

Happy Birthday John Steinbeck!

Kathleen said...

I love Steinbeck. I'm off to check out the Sassy Banana!