I didn't write with a target audience in mind. What excited me was how much I would enjoy writing about Harry. I… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I would be the last to disparage the genius of the politicians who make our laws," Hutchison wrote around that time, "the… — Bruce Hutchison Copy Share Image
Apollo without Dionysus may indeed be a well-informed, good citizen but he's a dull fellow. He may even be 'cultured,' in the… — Jerome Bruner Copy Share Image
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Never go into debt to become a writer. Always find other ways to support yourself so you can do the work you… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
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Look at the great athletes, musician, artists, and writers. They all tap into a source. Some call that source God or soul… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
No doubt, there are those who believe that judges-and particularly dissenting judges-write to hear themselves say, as it were, I I I.… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
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It's still scary every time I go back to the past. Each morning, my heart catches. When I get there, I remember… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a book about people who have the best intentions and think - really, truly think - that they're… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I write songs by sitting around in bars, so drinking songs are a little obvious. It's surprising that I don't write entirely… — Stephin Merritt Copy Share Image
Long before I became a feminist in any explicit way, I had turned from writing love stories about women in which women… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
Objectifying your own novel while writing it never really helps. Instead, I guess while you're writing you need to think: This is… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
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I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
Nearly all the writing of our time is likely to disappear in a hundred years. Certainly most readers - and nearly all… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
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I get invited to do panels with other Brooklyn writers to discuss what it's like to be a writer in Brooklyn. I… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
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The Internet and blogging made writing somewhat more solitary and more splintered. It removes the whole sense of the magazine as an… — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
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I thought the message of the artist was more important than the writing style. I tried to be clear; I wanted everyone… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
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