Naturally, no writer who's any good at all would sit down and put a sheet of paper in a typewriter and start… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
Forty-years-old these days is the beginning of people's lives. I've found myself, I'm confident, I'm mature, I've been through some stuff, I'm… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
“That is the kind of people they knew, Marguerite and her father—artists, writers, musicians.” She gave a dismissive sniff.” — Lillian Marek Copy Share Image
Achilles exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory . — François-René de Chateaubriand Copy Share Image
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I see myself much more as a writer/director or at least an aspiring writer/director - not necessarily in film. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
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Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its highest. Live… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
I was going to be a writer, and that turned into journalist. And then that turned into a career in children's literature,… — Damaris Phillips Copy Share Image
That's one of the things about comedy that annoys me the most from a comedian perspective. Comedy has gotten so segregated. Now… — Michael Che Copy Share Image
I’ve been an investigative reporter for a long time, and almost always, the government says that [‘you can’t publish that because of… — James Risen Copy Share Image
A poet, qua poet, has only one political duty, namely, in his own writing to set an example of the correct use… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
As a man - no longer a teenager that can play those really young roles, but as a man - I think… — Noel Clarke Copy Share Image
“Gaiman wrote the first draft in fountain pen, in several five-hundred-page, leather-bound sketchbooks that he purchased in a close-out sale. "I really… — Hank Wagner Copy Share Image
The writings are often written in a kind of exhaustion or delirium, I try very hard not to censor myself, to be… — Jill Magid Copy Share Image
Iran should write us yet another letter saying thank you very much, because Iran, as I said many years ago, Iran is… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
When you publish something, it is very much as if you pulled your pants down in public. If what you have written… — Edna St. Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
“He was one of those intrepid observers who write under fire, "reporting" among bullets, and to whom every danger is welcome.” — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
It is human nature to imagine, to put yourself in another's shoes. The past may be another country. But the only passport… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The way I write is really like putting one foot in front of the other. I really let the characters do most… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
At the age of seventeen, I decided I would spend my life writing fiction. I didn't know what this entailed, exactly -… — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
In the early days, it was, you know, I used to weep while I was writing. I used to grab at any… — Sue Townsend Copy Share Image
I'm a PAPER, u can write ur feelings, scribble ur anger, use me 2 absorb tears. Don't throw me after use but… — Mukesh Copy Share Image
Here is a golden Rule… Write legibly. The average temper of the human race would be perceptibly sweetened, if everybody obeyedthis Rule! — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
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“Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. Great writers know how to communicate. They make things easy to understand.” — Jason Fried Copy Share Image
When I feel that I'm going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream… — Carolyn Wells Copy Share Image
I do think it is important to look at the writing as a job though and to commit to it like you'd… — Christopher Paul Curtis Copy Share Image
My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am always happy up a ladder with a paintbrush in my hand. And I wish I had more time to spend… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
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The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for actors and writers to… — Hope Davis Copy Share Image
It's easy to get into an easy routine but the problem with that is you can tend to write the same song… — Georgia Nott Copy Share Image
Throughout history, the only way of restoring stability is to write down the debts. That is treated now as if it's something… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
“I should walk away. That would be the right thing to do. It would be the smart thing. But I can't, because… — S. Elle Cameron Copy Share Image
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