I've always seen writing as a way of telling the truth. For me, writing is about truth. I have always tried to… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
I went to NYU for writing. And I think writing and being in writing rooms in service of other people bought me… — Ayo Edebiri Copy Share Image
I built a studio in L.A. for me and my brother to just write every single day. And it's been great, man. — Joel Madden Copy Share Image
There are places where writing is acting and acting is writing. I'm not so interested in the divisions. I'm interested in the… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
What kind of hard SF do I write? Everything from near-future, Earth-centric techno-thrillers to far-future, far-flung interstellar epics. — Edward M. Lerner Copy Share Image
“Parallel worlds, right?" Aston nodded. "Our sci-fi writers love 'em." "They still do back home," Ludmilla assured him.” — David Weber Copy Share Image
If I knew how to say it directly, I would not need to write poetry. I would just talk to people and… — Selima Hill Copy Share Image
The question to ask about the writer isn't 'Why does he behave so badly?' but 'What does he gain by wearing this… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“I stretched out on the bed and slept. It was twilight when I awakened and turned on the light. I felt better,… — John Fante Copy Share Image
It's one thing to write the music, it's another thing to write it down, it's another thing to play it, and something… — Gail Zappa Copy Share Image
When somebody wants to write an article attacking a scoring system or the influence of wine writers, who's right in the cross… — Robert M. Parker, Jr Copy Share Image
As with editing, I think my strength as a writer is structure. It's not a skill that's much discussed when we discuss… — Hanya Yanagihara Copy Share Image
Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters,… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
Sex almost always disappoints me in novels. Everything can be said or done now, and that's what I often find: everything, a… — Anatole Broyard Copy Share Image
When I pick a story, I'm very much aware of the larger issues that it's illuminating. But one of the things that… — Katherine Boo Copy Share Image
“I was thinking: to write and being a writer are two kind of diferrences things. To write is a please. Being a… — Desi Puspitasari Copy Share Image
Art goes on in your head. If you said something interesting, that might be a title for a work of art and… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I come from a working-class background and it wasn't in my world to be a writer - I had no direct access… — Roisin Conaty Copy Share Image
I haven't shifted language. I'm writing in English because I like it. I'm a sucker for the language, but the good old… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
Star Wars was great at the beginning and crap at the end while Star Trek has always been interesting, and the difference… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
I suppose . . . in writing you can't have regrets. I mean, you just get it down the way it was… — John McGahern Copy Share Image
I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl be not being able to write about… — Vanna Bonta Copy Share Image
I think my approach to a creative career was very entrepreneurial. Even though I'm a writer, I've always viewed my work much… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Of course, Jungle Kitty got really famous when I was doing it on 'All Stars 3.' I was just writing the song,… — BeBe Zahara Benet Copy Share Image
“How hard can writing be? After all, most of the words are going to be 'and,' 'the,' and 'I,' and 'it,' and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Take your materials from what is around you - if you see a dandelion, write about that; if it's misty, write about… — Masaoka Shiki Copy Share Image
My painting and writing has always been parallel. That's why probably where my colleagues have done 300 films, I have done only… — Deepti Naval Copy Share Image
Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose. — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whoso doth us a good turn we… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
For me, writing a novel is more like digging a well than climbing a mountain - some heroic thing where I set… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
Television is what we're all very attracted to because that's where the best writing and the best characters are. — Ioan Gruffudd Copy Share Image
Prose is in fact the museum where the dead images of verse are preserved. In 'Notes', prose is 'a museum where all… — T. E. Hulme Copy Share Image
But when you get to a song, not only do you have to do a vocal melody, you have to write words… — Glenn Danzig Copy Share Image
“Readers of fantasy fiction actually imagine having the abilities of the villains more often then the protagonist. Bravo writers!” — C. Toni Graham Copy Share Image
I wish I could write well enough to write about aircraft. Faulkner did it very well in Pylon but you cannot do… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
Games aren't created by writers rocking up to developers saying 'I have this great game story.' It's about establishing relationships and working… — Rhianna Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Those of you who are ignoring my writing are doing it at your own risk. I am writing passionately for the last… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
I think most serious writers, certainly in the modern period, use their own lives or the lives of people close to them… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
I'm sure there's some philosophy that says one of the best ways to deal with any of your problems is to take… — Christopher Paul Curtis Copy Share Image
'Billy on the Street' is a persona. It's crafted; it has writers. It's a mixture of performance art and comedy. — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
