“Reading,” I said. “Books. It’s pretty sexy. I like women who read.” - Rip” — Kailin Gow Copy Share Image
Half the reason I turned into a writer is you didn't have to show up anywhere. You could work naked. — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
“also make ongoing written notes about my life. As it turned out, this was” — Cliff Harwin Copy Share Image
“There is only one person who needs to be convinced that you're a writer. That would be you.” — Tim Campbell Copy Share Image
When someone's a writer, it's very creative and moody, and you think of someone walking around the office in pajamas thinking of… — Stephanie Savage Copy Share Image
Most books are about aspects of human knowledge - Few people write books about human ignorance, despite the fact that there would… — Piero Scaruffi Copy Share Image
To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. — Regina Brett Copy Share Image
“A book, a good chair, my pipe, and a good bed to go to when night falls, and I'm as happy as… — Warren Lewis Copy Share Image
If you ask me, Now, is it your best book? I would say, I don't really know. I wouldn't even want to… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Writing can be really lonely, and I find that bit difficult. I'd rather be around my people, getting ideas. — Daniel Kaluuya Copy Share Image
Don't worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have and give yourself… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
“In that moment, Dan was reminded why he wanted to write in the first place. It was the same reason anybody does… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
The best advice that an accomplished writer could give a beginning writer is probably, "Find your slide and then grease it." Almost… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the novel is not ready to be written because you haven't met the inspiration for your main character yet. Sometimes you… — Jamie Varon Copy Share Image
“Why should a family with eight rambunctious children bother owning anything that could be damaged? They sat on the arms of their… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Growing up, I would take out books from the school library and hide them in the hamper. I'd wait until my parents… — Lisa Joy Copy Share Image
There's a great temptation to throw things in, as you put it, that you think are neat, or that you have a… — Rebecca Stead Copy Share Image
Many writers are paralyzed by the thought that they are competing with everybody else who is trying to write and presumably doing… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
“Writing a book with completely fictitious characters is like running a democracy, centered around a capital state. You constantly live with the… — Shomprakash Sinha Roy Copy Share Image
I use things, I steal things from my life when I want to, when I need to, or when it seems appropriate.… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
