As a fiction writer, one of things you learn is God lives in specificity. You know, human kindness is increased as we… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I got my Bachelor's degree in nursing and worked nine years - even taught nursing in a college - before I stopped… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
To write, I think it is very important to read. The more you read, the more you know the techniques of writing. — Sudha Murty Copy Share Image
In the immediate aftermath of the separation I just wrote and wrote and wrote. And wrote and wrote and wrote. Thank God… — Pegi Young Copy Share Image
No, I never thought that I would be a writer. I had always been told I could write well, but it never… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
There is a contract between the reader and the writer. The readers give me their hard-earned cash, and I have to entertain… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
When I'm not working in a professional capacity, I'm writing, and when I'm at home, it's a way of having contact with… — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
I'd always rather spec something and just write it. Because when you're pitching something that isn't even on a page yet, it… — Cord Jefferson Copy Share Image
“I began writing late; my first articles and stories were published after I was thirty, and I was motivated by money. Money… — M.V. Carey Copy Share Image
“For every work of fiction, the author inserts a bit of themself to make the story seem more real. For every work… — A.K. Wallace Copy Share Image
One of the things when you're drawing a comic book is that you're spending four or five times as long to draw… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
Of course, to publish something, you have to write it, polish it, then hire out the line editing, copy editing and cover… — Ruth Glick Copy Share Image
Our lives will only be just a book on the shelf... it's up to you to decide whether the pages get turned… — Raina Spencer Copy Share Image
The best thing anyone can do is be himself. Everyone was made different by God, and that's the way it should be.… — Ernie Harwell Copy Share Image
When you write, you're always revealing a difficult part of yourself. It may not be a part of yourself that looks as… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct 'Catching Fire.' As a… — Gary Ross Copy Share Image
The writer in America isn't part of the culture of this country. He's like a fine dog. People like him around, but… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“Remain humble in your journey as an author and your audience will embrace you. Remain grateful for every publicity opportunity that comes… — Linda F. Radke 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
My books don't seem to belong to me after I have once written them; and I find myself delivering opinions about them… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to hang the… — Tim Wise 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
If I had to read only one author, it would be Gabriel Garcia Marquez because I love the mystical, magical quality of… — Tory Burch Copy Share Image
You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories.… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
I am so sick of being exhorted, as a writer, to improve the world by representing it in a more hopeful way. — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
As writers, we live very much in our own minds much of the time, buzzing in our unconscious spaces as we go… — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
I can't explain inspiration. A writer is either compelled to write or not. And if I waited for inspiration I wouldn't really… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Siren voices tell me, 'You don't have to keep going on.' And then you think, 'I'm a writer. What do I do?… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make… — Margaret Haddix Copy Share Image
Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine.… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
I also want to do stories that I think are not brought to television that often that our community talks about. — Ed Gordon Copy Share Image
I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
“a closed book is a darkness anyone can enter, not a cary darkness like a basement or a storm, but a comforting… — Jenny Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Writers, even unpublished writers, have a tendency not to notice what’s going on around them when they are the center of attention.” — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
“We were supposed to be studying literature together. Instead I wanted to take her off the shelf, crack her open, and read… — Kendall Ryan 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
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
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
“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
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
