Writing Quotes · Page 1,368

From my vantage point in writing a story, I can't and don't and have no interest in thinking about the level of…

— Charlie Kaufman

Literature remains an indispensable human activity, in which the reader and the writer are engaged of their own volition. Hence, literature has…

— Gao Xingjian

Because I think of novels as collaborative enterprises between the writer and the reader, all of my novels so far have ending…

— Emily Barton

I think about fanaticism - oblivion awaits, especially for minor writers, so you have to be a fanatic; you have to be…

— Cynthia Ozick

THE STORIES WE TELL fearlessly explores the textures of the human heart, finding a path toward hope through a Savannah that is…

— Joshilyn Jackson

“I once had a substitute teacher in my 4th grade class that was wonderful. He said learning was like throwing mud on…

— Michele Gwynn

Over the years I've had strong friendships with many priests. As a matter of fact, a group of Christian leaders from the…

— Dave Brubeck

Do the stuff that only you can do. The urge, starting out, is to copy. And that's not a bad thing. Most…

— Neil Gaiman

With directing, you have to wake up early, which stinks, but you get to hang out with the crew, you're laughing, you're…

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

“They read a little bit, write a little, and especially agree with themselves on important moves, important information, important awards, important writers…

— Dejan Stojanovic

After a while, being so honest and so vulnerable on the page ends up affecting my own kind of self possession in…

— Morgan Parker

“I have the privilege of knowing Ron Blue. Besides being a highly accomplished writer and speaker, Ron founded a financial estate and…

— Andy Stanley

Theatre aside, my penchant for the extended monologue began with my reading of Browning's dramatic monologues, in high school. My inclination to…

— Norman Lock

I think I am the most impressed with writing styles that defy category, like Kharms or Selby, Breton or Jarry, where you…

— Henry Rollins

To think of writing poetry as a "career" is not only ridiculous, it's dangerous. To the imagination. To the way one thinks…

— Cate Marvin

“What the times demand, and in an unprecedented fashion, is that one be—not seem—outrageous, independent, anarchical. That one be thoroughly disciplined—as a…

— James Baldwin

I don't believe that fiction is dead. I know there are some people who believe that it's an outdated art form, and…

— Lauren Groff

Finally, if you want to write, you have to just shut up, pick up a pen, and do it. I'm sorry there…

— Natalie Goldberg

When I'm working, I'm pretty busy with that, but when I'm not, yeah, I like to make music. I sing in jazz…

— Alia Shawkat

A strong experience in the present awakens in the creative writer a memory of an earlier experience (usually belonging to his childhood)…

— Sigmund Freud

“The writer is an infantryman. He knows that progress is measured in yards of dirt extracted from the enemy one day, one…

— Steven Pressfield

It is rarely remembered now that socialism in its beginnings was frankly authoritarian. It began quite openly as a reaction against the…

— Friedrich August von Hayek

I want to produce my own films, it's important for women to make the creative decisions. So I produced my next film,…

— Amber Heard

My English teacher, Dr. John Lindstrom, taught me an appreciation for the written word. Until his class, I'd dabbled in journalism and…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Architect, Astronaut, Composer, Writer, Artist, Poet, Love, Lover, Friend, Guide, Perfect Clarity, Complete Madness, Captain, Slave, Passion, Indifference, Hate, Joy, Full, Empty,…

— Eric Nickel

Writing, of course, is writing, acting comes from the theater, and cinematography comes from photography. Editing is unique to film. You can…

— Stanley Kubrick

I'm always amused by the way questions are asked. "What did you intend?" That's not even a recognizable verb. You don't intend…

— Lore Segal

We all start out with the same alphabet. We are all unique. Talent is not the most important thing --- discipline and…

— Robert Cormier

The key is you have to keep doing the right thing. Do the right thing and stay around long enough, and you'll…

— Chazz Palminteri

Attacking bad books is not only a waste of time but also bad for the character. If I find a book really…

— Anonymous

I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. Really…

— Chuck Klosterman

There are as many routes to writing success as there are writers who got there. My advice, however, applies across the board:…

— Therese Fowler

“Strunk was born in 1869, and today’s writers cannot base their craft exclusively on the advice of a man who developed his…

— Steven Pinker

“Writing and other efforts to produce an enduring piece of artwork is a gallant response to the prospect of death. Every person…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Until the June 1967 war I was completely caught up in the life of a young professor of English. Beginning in 1968,…

— Edward Said

“My conception of a novel is that it ought to be a personal struggle, a direct and total engagement with the author's…

— Jonathan Franzen

“Well then – I see two ways of letting things take their course – Create one’s own sensations with the help of…

— Jacques Vache

The accidents of my life have given me the ability to make stories in which different parts of the world are brought…

— Salman Rushdie

All three parts of filmmaking [writing, shooting, editing] contribute to rhytm. You want the script to be a tight as possible, you…

— Alexander Payne

The trouble with Christianity was that by about 150, there were hardly any Jews left in the Christian church, and so from…

— John Shelby Spong