Most writers can tell stories of how their books failed to be made into films. — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
Honestly, I haven't the time to read contemporary writers. I know this is awful, but in the main it is true. — William Golding Copy Share Image
People who go on to be writers are those who can forgive themselves the horror of the first draft. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds'… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“...it's not the stories - it's the pain and the joy and the people who stay with you long after the stories… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
I think marriage is one of those things that writers draw on, one of those emotional reservoirs that go way back. — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
I saw the poet in you when it was obvious that your type of women were all broken and were those who… — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers. — Patricia MacLachlan Copy Share Image
We cannot be all the writers all the time. We can only be who we are. Which leads me to my second… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Musicians are also interpretive artists and we are just as creative as painters and writers. We interpret in a way that expresses… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
“Collaborative workshops and writers' peer groups hadn't been invented when I was young. They're a wonderful invention. They put the writer into… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“Seventies macho was both a look – moustache, jeans, leather jacket – and an attitude – cool, heartless, virile – that were… — Christopher Bram Copy Share Image
“Do you remember the time, Mike,” Jeremy laughed, “that you put a banana down your pants and walked up to the Palma-nator.… — Buffy Andrews Copy Share Image
“Maybe you didn’t need to know anything special to write a work of fiction. Maybe you didn’t need to delve into some… — L.L. Barkat Copy Share Image
Writers do not live one life, they live two. There is the living and then there is the writing. There is the… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
“Many earnest young writers with a flow of adjectives and a passion for detail have attempted to describe the quiet of a… — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
Wine writers have been around for almost as long as there has been wine, but in the past, generally speaking, most wine… — Robert M. Parker, Jr Copy Share Image
“People have many cruel expectations from writers. People expect novelists to live on a hill with three kids and a spouse, people… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
After 20 years of writing in basically a vacuum, I love being part of a community. I've vetted other writers' contracts for… — Jonathan Evison Copy Share Image
“Balzac was pretty funny. His philosophy is plain and simple, says basically that pure materialism is a recipe for madness. The only… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Most of the writers in TV are from L.A. or New York, and those are places where people are cynical and snarky.… — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
“Always write exactly what you’re feeling at the exact moment when writing something like poetry or an emotional novel. Put yourself, pour… — Nina Jean Slack Copy Share Image
“Why do writers use symbolism?” Okay, so let’s say you have a headache and you wanna tell someone about it and you… — John Green Copy Share Image
“¿No escribe uno acaso para entenderse mejor a sí mismo y al mundo?” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Good writers don’t moralize, nor do they preach, but they do create longing for the true and the beautiful.” — Douglas Bond Copy Share Image
“As a writer, I am not opposed to killing off villains. That's not the kind of later biting in the ass I… — Gabbo De La Parra Copy Share Image
Writers would be warm, loyal, and otherwise terrific people-if only they'd stop writing. — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
“There is nothing like been consumed by the blazing fire of untold story.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Writers learn their craft, above all, from the work of other writers. From reading. — Marie Arana Copy Share Image
I just Express out my Feelings on a piece of paper... And people says, I am a Writer — Shashank Rayal Copy Share Image
“99% of natural poets discovered their talents through love letters.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I have almost never been compared to male writers in any review. All women. — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you just have to hold each other’s hands and walk through it all.” — A.D. Posey Copy Share Image
I think that writers of literary fiction would do well to read more books for children. — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
Other writers know what you're going through, what you're talking about when you write. — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
That is the saddest thing about being a writer. We die in ways you cannot fathom just to keep someone alive in… — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
“Words raced thru his mind and his fingers ached to capture them all on paper.” — Eveli Acosta Copy Share Image
Playwrights are the most gregarious writers - to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers. — Katori Hall Copy Share Image
when it comes to their essential faculty as writers, all writers are androgynous beings. — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
