It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The subject, however various and important, has already been so frequently, so ably, and so successfully discussed, that it is now grown… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Acting is playing - it's actually going out on a playground with the other kids and being in the game, and I… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
While I am not a journalist, I have, myself, written more than one thing that has been plagiarized in the past. — Ben Domenech Copy Share Image
I want to direct one day. I want to write my own thing and really be behind the scenes because you have… — Madeline Zima Copy Share Image
My aunt could never understand how writing could be a full-time job. She'd keep asking when I'd get a real job! — Ken Spillman Copy Share Image
After 'Kidulthood,' I was called in to a meeting and told that I didn't write women very well. I was very annoyed. — Noel Clarke Copy Share Image
You have two choices, write about something of significance or do something someone wants to write about. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I was indeed a snob, if you agree with this definition: 'A person who believes that their tastes in a particular area… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Basically, it's somebody who got stuck having to interview me who really wants to be a novelist, so they're writing these novellas… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
“In every bit of honest writing in the world, there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
My revision methods are chipping things away and moving them around and trying to get things right. I'm also open in my… — David Biespiel Copy Share Image
I do laugh when I hear myself saying, 'I am a ventriloquist.' I am definitely suited to it, though. I took it… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
Honestly, people can write anything they want about me and I could care less, but once you start writing stuff about my… — Patrick Reed Copy Share Image
As a child, I saw this beautiful film, Dracula's Daughter, and it was with Gloria Holden and was a sequel to the… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
The idea of childhood as a social invention, in retrospect, is hardly credible. In the Bible, in writings of the Greeks and… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
Not all women write the same. But I don't understand why the model is that you're supposed to write like a man,… — Molly Ringwald Copy Share Image
Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn't have to invent any of the… — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image
Getting enough sleep makes us better family members, friends, lovers, drivers, writers, cooks, and pretty much everything else that is of importance… — James G. Stavridis Copy Share Image
Im always in that mode - whenever I have a little free time, Im always recording songs, writing, whatever I gotta do.… — Ludacris Copy Share Image
I do Twitter, but I'm still not great on it - I'm not good at writing short little jokes, so my Twitter's… — Cecily Strong Copy Share Image
I think it's important to find out who all the writers were and make sure everyone gets a fair cut - but… — Becky Hill Copy Share Image
“Poetry is one of the easiest forms of writing; as long as you're willing to sell your soul to the world.” — Shawna Platt (Angel Shadow Copy Share Image
Write what you would love to read. Finish what you begin to write. Your voice is uniquely yours and we are all… — Jody Lynn Nye Copy Share Image
No writer of a portion of the Bible was perfect. It was the direct and miraculous operation of the Holy Spirit that… — Walter Lang Copy Share Image
I've got to keep on writing. That's non-negotiable. At the same time, one has to look at the world and recognise that… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
A confessional passage has probably never been written that didn't stink a little bit of the writer's pride in having given up… — J. D. Salinger Copy Share Image
There may be fewer women historians writing on traditionally 'male' subjects, but they are outstanding in the field - like Margaret MacMillan. — Amanda Foreman Copy Share Image
I can't even begin to express the joy I get from writing songs, both on my own and with others, I hold… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular… — Barbara Taylor Bradford Copy Share Image
While actors are great and awesome, writers literally create new worlds from scratch. What is sexier than that? Personally, I don't know… — Rachel Bloom Copy Share Image
To distract myself from writing, I was singing Bob Dylan's 'My Back Pages.' You know, 'I was so much older then; I'm… — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
When you write for a show that's not yours, your job is to hear the voices of the characters and write as… — Amy Sherman-Palladino Copy Share Image
I enjoy writing, I enjoy my house, my family and, more than anything I enjoy the feeling of seeing each day used… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I do want to work on writing, because writing's a skill. Writing is something that you can train yourself to know better.… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
“Words have the greatest power to inflict everlasting pain. Words have the greatest power to heal the soul.” — Aneta Cruz Copy Share Image
I knew I would always be an artist, but when you move to Nashville, this is a writer's town. I moved here… — Brett Young Copy Share Image
“I spill my heart on pure white pages, and let the ink dance and twirl into the splattered story of my soul.” — Liz Newman Copy Share Image
“Here's a lesson for you, Sonny: Don't write if you can talk, don' talk if you can nod your head, don't nod… — Ed Falco Copy Share Image
