“Writing is today 's currency for good ideas.” — Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson Copy Share Image
It is better to read a little and ponder a lot than to read a lot and ponder a little. — Denis Parsons Burkitt Copy Share Image
The novel is the highest example of subtle interrelatedness that man has discovered. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Whether it is fun to go to bed with a good book depends a great deal on who's reading it. — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
I read books, physical books. I am comfortable with it, I can carry it. It is my habit. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
“When I hear what I have written out loud, the cliches hang in the air between us like bad breath” — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you. — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
A memoir is always the most authentic telling of a situation, but a novel gets to different places. — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
My best advice to writers is get yourself born in an interesting place. — Pierre Berton Copy Share Image
You just play what a writer writes, in terms of what a character chooses to do and how a character chooses to… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for you, and the things they claim are junk. You'll find what… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“THE BEST SINGERS ARE THOSE WHO WERE TOLD BY "LIFE" THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A REASON TO SING OR REJOICE BUT THEY… — Qwana M. "BabyGirl" Reynolds-Frasier Copy Share Image
I have long since decided if you wait for the perfect time to write, you'll never write. There is no time that… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
When in doubt, it is better to do the less conservative thing and to err on the side of the more colorful,… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
“If you should stick only to what you know, we should worry about the thousands of authors who write about murder. If” — Roz Morris Copy Share Image
As Im writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
“If you find holes in my book that you could drive a car through, do not be too sure they were not… — Mary Austin Copy Share Image
And if there is anybody out there who is crazy enough to want to become a writer, I'd say go ahead, spit… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
There is really no fiction or non-fiction; there is only narrative. One mode of perception has no greater claim on the truth… — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
“Fiction inhabits the zone between the real and the impossible. The tug of those two poles is what gives it motion, vitality.… — Vinnie Tesla Copy Share Image
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. It is said that leaders… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
You really don't understand the first thing about writing...for one thing, early in the morning is the worst possible time. the brain… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
A human being creates complexity by writing a novel on the surface of paper; a weather system creates complexity by writing waves… — Douglas Preston Copy Share Image
It's helpful for me to get ideas - the physical action of painting. Sometimes it frees up your writer brain. It's nice… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
“Fiction in general holds little interest for me. Novels, in particular, arouse more suspicion than intrigue. It truly baffles me that any… — Dan Garfat-Pratt Copy Share Image
