I think I was in 10th or 11th grade before I ever read a book for pleasure. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
“I’ve never written for kids… I’m just trying to tap into the kid in myself & just go with my taste.” — Andrew Stanton Copy Share Image
The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. — Edwin Schlossberg Copy Share Image
I made three works about men in my life. But I had much more than three men. I never wrote about them. — Sophie Calle Copy Share Image
“The purpose is to become the best writer in my category (yes, page for page and pound for pound).” — Georges St-Pierre Copy Share Image
I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so. — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become… — James Welch Copy Share Image
“Don't write for the market or for others. Write what you know, love and above all, write what you would love to… — Mark Rubinstein Copy Share Image
I do like writing. When I was a little kid, I used to love writing funny, silly stories - and my mom… — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
“But remember that reading provides nourishment for hungers we might not even be aware of. How often have I chosen a book… — Beth Ann Fennelly Copy Share Image
I got into writing to become a 'Star Trek' writer. I was a rabid fan. I had shelves and shelves and shelves… — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write. — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
If you write your best, even if you have to throw it out later, it's not wasted effort. You're getting better. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under a lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends… — Yoshida Kenko Copy Share Image
In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test. Students are told to get out their… — William Glasser Copy Share Image
“i live on my books. on my writings, i live on my royalties: the percentage an author recieves on each sold copy.… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
“I would never attempt to dissuade anyone from reading a book. But please, if you're reading something that's killing you, put it… — Nick Hornby (Author Copy Share Image
“Well, right now I'm not dead. But when I am, it's like...I don't know, I guess it's like being inside a book… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
Favorite books and authors while growing up - I'd need a book to list them all. For the sake of brevity: Shakespeare,… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
So it's not a thing that's a struggle. It's work, but it's not a struggle. It's fun. And she had a very… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
“Writing to you like this makes me feel that you are still alive. It’s an illusion I’ve noticed before—words on a page… — Elizabeth Wein Copy Share Image
I write a line and then I revise the line and then I write two lines and then I revise lines one… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
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