“No matter what level of success, there is no such thing as a secure writer” — Michael Lennick Copy Share Image
I've written a couple raps in my day, in my own music career, that people don't know a lot about. — Renee Elise Goldsberry Copy Share Image
If only I could talk as good as I can write, then maybe I wouldn't be all alone tonight. — Robert Boughter Copy Share Image
I think a lot of writers are unrealistic about having their books translated into film. — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write. — Ruth Rendell Copy Share Image
A writer's definitive death is when no one reads his books anymore. That's the final death. — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
A painter's got a canvas. The writer's got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
I always just wanted to be a writer, not necessarily a particular kind of writer. — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
I love making movies and hope to write my own screenplay someday and do some producing and be behind-the-scenes as well. — Victoria Justice Copy Share Image
The best advice on writing I've ever received is to take it seriously, because to do it well is all-consuming. — David Guterson Copy Share Image
I feel, as an artist, it's important for me to write, and that's a big part of what my journey is -… — Anne-Marie Copy Share Image
“When you're writing historical fiction, you are always looking for the untold story. You're looking for what has been repressed politically, or… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
My first published novel, 'American Rust,' took three and a half years of full-time work to write. But I wrote two apprentice… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling.… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“Why does everyone want to be a writer? It is because every person wants to feel that they have something of value… — Margie B. Klein Copy Share Image
The writing doesn't distract me while I'm drawing and vice versa. I can devote my full attention to each. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
The writers who reject tendentiousness and purpose in their work are the very ones who display it in every word they write.… — Bjornstjerne Bjornson Copy Share Image
There are instances where lines in my work are borrowed or stolen from sources, mainly from books, or they become my own… — Raymond Pettibon Copy Share Image
I tell you what really fries my ass. When somebody gets on me for the way I look. Fat. Overweight. Well, I… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I went out and started on my way up in television. I wrote music, I wrote books, I played an instrument half-ass.… — Chuck Barris Copy Share Image
The reason why so few good books are written is, that so few people that can write know anything. In general an… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
I do extensive research before I begin writing, but only a fraction of the research goes into the novels. The writer does… — Edward Rutherfurd Copy Share Image
Modern Arabic literature achieved international recognition when Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel prize in 1988 (…) Mahfouz also rendered Arabic literature a… — Denys Johnson-Davies Copy Share Image
I binge write, basically. I do a lot of prep, research, setup. I'll have a pretty detailed outline. Sort of like a… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
