Some days require a little extra motivation to fill a blank page with meaningful words. Other days require reassurance that you aren’t alone in the writing struggle. Finally, there are days when you just need to take a break and read a few quotes about writing to inspire you. So, allow yourself to take a break and enjoy these 10 inspirational writing quotes.

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” -Stephen King

“The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and puck up my pen every weekday morning.” -Anne Tyler

“This is how you do it: You sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It’s that easy, and that hard.” -Neil Gaiman

“The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you didn’t write.” -Unknown

“But I am learning that perfection isn’t what matters. In fact, it’s the very thing that can destroy you if you let it.” -Emily Giffin

“The only writer to whom you should compare yourself is the writer you were yesterday.” -David Schlosser

“You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block.” -John Rogers

“Don’t be afraid to write crap because crap makes great fertilizer.” -Jessica Brody

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” -Louis L’Amour

“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” -Ray Bradbury