Writers often feel obliged to adopt some sort of public appearance. — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
“Upon the one thing every writer absolutely must have, and that is intellectual curiosity.” — Phillip Athans Copy Share Image
Two sorts of writers possess genius: those who think, and those who cause others to think. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I definitely have loads of respect for writers and the art of writing. — Molly Shannon Copy Share Image
Remember, when the writers refer to themselves as 'we' and to the reader as 'you,' this is two against one. — Judith Rascoe Copy Share Image
“Each night, I close my eyes and dream. In the morning, I open my eyes again, but the dreaming doesn't stop.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
Safety, reputation, their lives, their friends, and their world. Writers typically try to avoid that because it's not expedient. — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
I was lucky to receive help at the beginning of my career and now I want to help other writers as much… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
“language – particularly the language writers use – cannot be set in stone. It is a living, organic, ever-changing thing.” — John Sutherland Copy Share Image
We have people say, 'There's not enough women writers.' I have a writers room that is almost nothing but women over at… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
There's no path to being a writer that's applicable to everyone. Some young writers have the fortitude to work in a vacuum.… — Jonathan Dee Copy Share Image
“What broke your heart so bad That you had to close every door, That you say you have a dark soul And… — Sanhita Baruah Copy Share Image
“Writers, when they’re good, open windows to worlds held precious and priceless by the soul. It is a sad day when they… — psyche roxas-mendoza Copy Share Image
When I say that I went to grad school in Iowa City, people often assume that I went to the famed writers'… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events.… — Iris Johansen Copy Share Image
If directors, actors and writers have the ability to drop their alpha-male egos, you will always get better work. In terms of… — Max Beesley Copy Share Image
And you can tell the writers who do it - Robert Stone, for example, who with each new novel is doing something… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
If poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, science fiction writers are its court jesters. We are Wise Fools who can… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
The writers who have been serious about recreating American literature have always been far and few between. What we do have at… — Ana Castillo Copy Share Image
I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I have been definitely influenced more by Latin American writers than by any other type of writer. They are very close in… — Jessica Hagedorn Copy Share Image
“Coleridge was a drug addict. Poe was an alcoholic. Marlowe was killed by a man whom he was treacherously trying to stab.… — Bennett Cerf Copy Share Image
Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One of the things that's fun about TV is it grows, and you set goals and aim towards stuff, and one of… — Jed Whedon Copy Share Image
Several factors besides skill are more significant in professional writers than in most amateurs. One is love of the surface level of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
