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It is quite possible for a work of literature to operate as a war machine upon its epoch. — Monique Wittig Copy Share Image
I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
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I'm not the sort of writer who can plan out things. Mostly I have no idea where I'm going. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
“Everyone has a little book in them, and in most cases, that is where it should stay.” — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Yeah, I think good writers have a lot of discipline and I don't have that in me. — Alex G Copy Share Image
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The library is central to our free society. It is a critical element in the free exchange of information at the heart… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share Image
The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the… — Christopher Darden Copy Share Image
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“[Literature is] the best way of telling the truth; it’s a process of producing grand, beautiful, well-ordered lies that tell more truth… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
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Every kind of book I've written has been written in a different way. There has not been any set time for writing,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
The biggest pitfall to avoid is not writing. Not writing is really, really easy to do, especially if you're a young writer.… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
These short stories are vast structures existing mostly in the subconscious of our cultural history. They will live with the reader long… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
Maybe someone's who's a different kind of writer [would think otherwise] - someone who'd be just as comfortable writing essays on what… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I was writing for myself, not to be published. I was writing diaries, even letters, to myself or to anyone I was… — Katie Piper Copy Share Image
May I ask you something?" I say. "Why do you read books, when you could be outside, living a million different adventures… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
After I wrote my memoir, 'A Long Way Gone,' I was a bit exhausted. I didn't want to write another memoir; I… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
“Handwriting everything, for me, is psychologically useful because it keeps my writing economical. I think there are word processor styles emerging. Something… — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
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