A dislike button especially after the quote doesnt mean the lack of thinking of its writer but it probably describes the ignorance… — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
“I've been obsessed with stories since I was a kid so it's no surprise that I ended up writing for a living.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
It is my contention that the process of reading is part of the process of writing, the necessary completion without which writing… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I am strangely addicted to the writing of long letters, which, I am afraid, tire you; and for the future, I believe,… — Mary Collyer Copy Share Image
“I thence invoke my thy aid to my adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar above the Aonian mount,… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Illuminated by the same joyful curiosity and erudition, lyric writing, and plain love of life that made a classic of Archie Carr's… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- ) — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Every man's own character is written so all who will may read it, in the expression of his eyes, the tone of… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
[writing to Stirling in 1740] ... an unlucky accident happened to some of the French mathematicians in Peru. It seems that they… — Colin Maclaurin Copy Share Image
“Poetry is not a lost art. Poetry is better than ever. Of course you’ve got the usual gang of idiots (as the… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“I thought it had a very compelling opening, and after a couple of pages, I had that feeling of 'I'm in good… — Robert Child Copy Share Image
“My first thought, as a child, was that the artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and that he… — John Updike Copy Share Image
'American Playhouse' is very supportive of writers. That's really why writers like to write for 'American Playhouse' for very little money. They… — Terrence McNally Copy Share Image
“When I began writing The Night Bookmobile, it was a story about a woman's secret life as a reader. As I worked… — Audrey Niffenegger Copy Share Image
I'd studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor,… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
Writing is this act of faith - a bit like driving in the fog: you can hardly see just in front of… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
I feel very lucky that when I'm burnt out of acting I take to the pen and I write something I want… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
Writing on the blog, you want to get attention and make strong claims. In academic work, that often doesn't pay, so sometimes… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Writing comes from that territory of being invalidated. But I had a sense of purpose, too. I wanted to stop apologising for… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
The actual writing time is a lot shorter than the thinking time. I don't do too many notes. I keep it mostly… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I must have done everything I had. You go through years where you go through everything you've ever written — Todd Barry Copy Share Image
The way a small child might dream of visiting Disneyland, I dreamed of writing books. Never did I think my poems would… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
If you want to write the next great novel, but you think, No, this won't work because no one will buy it… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
Stuart Rojstaczer writes with enormous wit, style and empathy, and The Mathematician's Shiva is a big-hearted, rollickingly funny novel that's impossible to… — Molly Antopol Copy Share Image
“We learn writing by doing it. That simple. We don’t learn by going outside ourselves to authorities we think know about it.” — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
You could tie my hands to my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
It was very unfortunate that Allah's Apostle was prevented from writing that statement for them because of their disagreement and noise. — Muhammad al-Bukhari Copy Share Image
When I sit down I write very fast... if I haven't finished a book in two or three months then I think… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this… — Martin Gore Copy Share Image
I write novels about ordinary women who face seemingly insurmountable odds but through courage and determination find their heart's desire. — Francis Ray Copy Share Image
In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
The words come. Usually, it's a long time before they come. And then when they start to come, it doesn't take so… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
If the right thing came along, I would absolutely direct something I did not write because I love the process so much,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
My career means, if you're a non-Indian writing about Indians, at least there's one Indian in your rearview mirror. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
People like to say their songs are like children, but you gotta get those kids out there so they can make some… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
I really try to write as an ordinary person would, not as someone who's too sophisticated about food, or too knowledgeable about… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
What I like to write about is stuff I know. I don't think I could write a novel. I don't think I… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
“Writing is such a solitary occupation that it takes a long time to build up a group of professional peers with whom… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image