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It is commonly the personal character of a writer which gives him his public significance. It is not imparted by his genius.… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
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[A businessmen in plane after 9\11] asked me, "What are you working on now?" And I said I was writing a story… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. You know,… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
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I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing 'Famished Road,' which was very… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
It's always amazing seeing the song-writing process. A song just starts off as just an idea or a story you want to… — Manika Copy Share Image
As the writer, you can choose the word that seems best in terms of meaning, nuance, sound, etc. As the translator you… — Ann Goldstein Copy Share Image
Unless a writer lives with a periodic delusion of his greatness, he will not continue writing. He must believe, against all reason… — Leonard Bishop Copy Share Image
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I know people who have suffered writer's block, and I don't think I've ever had it. A friend of mine, for three… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
Every writer writes in different ways, and so some write the music first, while others write the lyrics first, and some write… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
If you're writing a thriller, and you don't make it compelling, then you've really not done your job. So it's easier for… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
I think it would be bad for storytellers in general if one company was able to seize a 40-50-60% share in storytelling.… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
Literary generations come and go, and each generation passeth away and is heard of no more. In the end, simply the making… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
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I usually leave Reykavik for two to three weeks to go to the South Coast of Iceland where I have a small… — Sjon Copy Share Image
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Follow your instincts. Do the kind of writing you love to do and do best. 'Stiff' was an oddball book - I… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
George V. Higgins's 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' (1970) added an extra literary layer to the con novel; James Crumley's 'The Last… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
My children threw me a life line: "Return to your roots - food - and rewrite your first book, Diet for a… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
So what do they do? They start writing articles in the New York Daily News. Boy, that's a paper that loves to… — Gary Null Copy Share Image
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Science will...produce the data..., but never the full meaning. For perceiving real significance, we shall need...most of all the brains of poets,… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
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