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The text you write must prove to me that it desires me. This proof exists: it is writing. Writing is: the science… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
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We all want to make money and have a good life. But if your passion is writing, and you want to write… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
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The best novels are those that are important without being like medicine; they have something to say, are expansive and intelligent but… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Most people write a lot of autobiography, but when I came to write autobiography I discovered that nothing interesting had ever happened… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
I've been a writer since I was 13. I've been writing scripts and having pitch meetings. So, when I do see people… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
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Different influences at different times in my career, and some have stayed with me more, some less. Chester Himes. Ralph Dennis, who… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
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