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Copywriters on Madison Avenue constantly grapple with the question of where their work sits on the totem pole of 'real' writing. — David Droga Copy Share Image
I wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this is sufficient reason to set out to… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
I have to re-write a lot. I couldn't tell you how many drafts I write, but I know I've done at least… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
“His apartment is small and filled with books from the toilet tank to the top of the fridge. I think he has… — Jennifer Lynch Copy Share Image
“People should know better than to be an ass in front of writers. We immortalize things. Lots of things. And we take… — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
“How many books on manifesting will you buy before your realize that all you have manifested is a bunch of useless books?… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
Well into adulthood, writing has never gotten easier. It still only ever begins badly, and there are no guarantees that this is… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
I use a computer, but before I begin each new book I keep a notebook. I write down everything that comes to… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
“Except a living man there is nothing more wonderful than a book. A message to us from the dead - from human… — Charles Kingsley Copy Share Image
Somebody who had read Lila asked me, ‘Why do you write about the problem of loneliness?’ I said: ‘It’s not a problem.… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Don’t say you were a bit confused and sort of tired and a little depressed and somewhat annoyed. Be tired. Be confused.… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
The irresistible proliferation of graphomania shows me that everyone without exception bears a potential writer within him, so that the entire human… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the… — Suzanne Vega Copy Share Image
Like, every couple of months you read, they rewrite, you come back in, they've animated more stuff - they usually videotape you… — John Goodman Copy Share Image
The highest compliment one can give a writer is not to say that one wholeheartedly agrees with his observations, but that he… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
If you take 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' as books, one is written for children, and one is an… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
“When you read a book, the story definitely happens inside your head. When you listen, it seems to happen in a little… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
It's also true, however, that having conquered the regional writer ghetto, I am now intent on conquering the nationalist writer ghetto and… — Rick Moody Copy Share Image
“she was opposed to books on strict moral grounds, since she had heard that many of them were written by dead people… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I had a writing professor at Brandeis who told me I'd never make it - and when I sold my first novel… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
“Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“Literature is not at the service of the government; on the contrary, governments should do everything in their power to create a… — Murong Xuecun Copy Share Image
One of the books I remember reading when I was young and always thought would be a great role to play is… — Yvonne Strahovski Copy Share Image
I find the only thing that really stands up, better than gambling, better than booze, better than women, is reading. — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
Using pseudonyms was such a part of the early feminist movement. We didn't want to have this star system. We wanted attention… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“That's what literature is. It's the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I'm really trying to focus on the storytelling, more so than ever before I think, partly because it makes for easier pages. — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
There are skills you pick up on in a clinical environment in terms of how to ask questions, what to look for,… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
“What I've learned about writing is that sometimes less is more, while often more is grander. And both are true.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“After writing, there is the letting go part. Perfection is a myth; as we all get better by day. Allow yourself to… — Uma Nnenna Copy Share Image
I'm the corner street storytelling guy. I'm the guy in the garage that the neighbors come over to talk to and I… — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
“Since when does reading suck? Who says that? If I ran the world, people who didn’t read would be the first to… — Skyla Madi Copy Share Image
A lot of young writers are very precious about their words. Don't be - you've got to be ready to burn stuff.… — Josh Lieb Copy Share Image
When I began to read as an adult, my first big enthusiasm was Evelyn Waugh. I read almost exclusively novelists of a… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
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