“Writing is both a pleasure and a struggle.

There are times when it’s really aversive and unpleasant, and there are times when it’s wonderful and fun and magical, but that’s not the point.

Writing is my job.

I’m not a believer of waiting for the muse. You don’t put yourself in the mood to go to your nine-to-five job, you just go. I start in the morning and write all day. Successful writers don’t wait for the muse to fill themselves unless they’re geniuses. I’m not a genius. I’m smart, I have some talent, and I have a lot of stubbornness. I persevere. I was by no means the best writer in my class in college.

I’m just the one still writing.”

— Akiva Goldsman