Oliver Sacks remains my hero to this day. He was one of the first medical writers I read. The other was Lewis… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
There are numerous cases of that, where one of our writers discovers another writer whom he likes, and we then take that… — James Laughlin Copy Share Image
Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England and because they are written with… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
Nowadays they have 12 directors and 15 producers and 30 writers. And all the writers want their lines said a certain way-which… — Tim Conway Copy Share Image
Women writers have been told, forever, that our stories were not valuable. Not as valuable as men's stories about wars, business, power. — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
“Do not insult a writer by asking him questions related to books written by someone else. If you are not reading the… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics,… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
The original sense of the word 'influence' is 'to flow into.' For the most part, these writers that I admire... their style… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
“There were no rules when it came to writing, he said. Take a close look at the lives of poets and novelists,… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“African-American writers with an independent vision are often consigned to obscurity. The white critics can only tolerate one black writer at a… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks they can be a writer. Most people don't understand what's involved. The real writers persevere. The ones that don't either… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
“The communication function of modern writers is akin to the ancient role fulfilled by tribal shamans. All writers ultimately perform a shamanistic… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“He had a book to finish. Ten-thousand words. The other ninety thousand had been difficult. This last tenth seemed impossible. His plot… — Garry Kilworth Copy Share Image
I think a writer's job is to provoke questions. I like to think that if someone's read a book of mine, they've… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“If you call yourself an "authoress" on your Facebook profile, you suck at life. You are stupid and your children are ugly.… — Oliver Markus Copy Share Image
I always felt that it was easier to take a funny person and teach them to write television than to take somebody… — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
There are two categories of writers, it could be said: The author who is just a voice, and the one who is… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
I wanted the press to become something of a movement. Not a movement committed to a particular 'ism', but a gathering together… — John Metcalf Copy Share Image
What helps writers, and ultimately, obviously, helps the actors - who should serve the words that the writer puts on the page… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
“When dealing with writers it breaks down like this: a regular writer is your average everyday megalomaniac. Like every artist, there's a… — Hannah Strom-Martin Copy Share Image
“Act as if you're a writer. Sit down and begin. Act as if you might just create something beautiful, and by beautiful… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
There are many writers who have influenced me and who I enjoy reading, but Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks are at the… — Renee Watson Copy Share Image
A lot of artists start out as failed poets, then move on to being failed short-story writers before they finally break through… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
In general, writers who talk to their colleagues and neighbors constantly about their own writing seem to me pretty insufferable. I try… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
Writers are there to write, not experience things. If you want to experience things, become a pirate or a Bookhunter. If you… — Walter Moers Copy Share Image
“If you were destined to be a poet, then you won't brainstorm for lines that rhymes. If you were destined to be… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
When you're a writer, the question people always ask you is, "Where do you get your ideas?" Writers hate this question. It's… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
“When people have told me that because I am a Catholic, I cannot be an artist, I have had to reply, ruefully,… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
“No shame in having a ghostwriter," Storm said. "Some of the best books published every year are penned by talented writers whose… — Richard Castle Copy Share Image
“This much is true: When you are about to effect the lives of hundreds of people, Satan will do everything he can… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I am the luckiest old broad on two feet if the truth were known. It's - but it all goes back to… — Betty White Copy Share Image
“If you have a story inside you but don't know where to start, look within and write from the heart, for the… — Shanda Trofe Write from the Heart Copy Share Image
In the comedy world, there's always been one woman to five men. I think that's changing, that we're being respected more as… — Annaleigh Ashford Copy Share Image
I don't think I would ever inch my way up to Y.A. That audience is very well served. There are a lot… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
There's always been a little bit of tension between the writers of science fiction literature and then science-fiction televised shows or movies,… — John Scalzi Copy Share Image
My parents were both writers - they would type their manuscripts sitting side by side on the veranda of our house near… — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
'Upstairs Downstairs' and 'Downton Abbey' appeal to people because they're about our history, they look so beautiful, are written by amazing writers… — Keeley Hawes 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
