I remember that the single most vicious letter I ever read was the letter Hemingway wrote Scribners when they asked him to… — Larry McMurtry Copy Share Image
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The amount of work that TV writers and executives do is incredibly hard. I'm shocked that these people will hand in three… — Zak Penn Copy Share Image
The fact is that at different stages of your life, and under the influence of different inspirations, you write different things. The… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
“The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, describes a shepherd in Andalusia who dreamt about an Egyptian treasure and the path he takes… — Freed Jeremy Copy Share Image
Cynie Cory roams the outer reaches of the heart’s territory, from the snowy winter of family life to the tropical jungles of… — Barbara Hamby Copy Share Image
Like, when I write a song, the song comes first before production. Everything is written on an acoustic guitar so you can… — Taylor Momsen Copy Share Image
Writing turns you into somebody who's always wrong. the illusion that you may get it right someday is the perversity that draws… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
Any negative review you write, they'll say, "Oh, you're being so mean." I think the problem with a lot of criticism is… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
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I've always got a whole bunch of things in the works. That's sort of the nature of the business. Even when you're… — Tom Green Copy Share Image
I don't think it's the writer's job to give answers or to give opinions. In fact, when a writer has answers, I… — Nathan Englander Copy Share Image
For radical white writers wishing to forge interracial movements of poor and working people, whiteness has also long been a problem, with… — David Roediger Copy Share Image
Whenever we remember a series of events, we remember them different. We are constantly changing. It's a flaw, but on the other… — Pipilotti Rist Copy Share Image
We ought not to confine ourselves either to writing or to reading; the one, continuous writing, will cast a gloom over our… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration; the mirrors of the gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present; the words… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
I don't know how I would have gotten through this life without someone to really love me and I love them, him,… — Eva Marie Saint Copy Share Image
Even if I never sold another book, I'd keep writing, because the stories are here, in my head. Stories that just need… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Instead of creating aesthetically pleasing prose, you have to dig into a product or service, uncover the reasons why consumers would want… — Robert W. Bly Copy Share Image
When I was writing the memoir, every page was a battle with myself because I knew I had to tell the truth.… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
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What drove me to do 'Dead Wake' was that after doing the most preliminary of reading and scoping out what kinds of… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
When you're in the midst of writing, it's a beautiful thing happening through you. Many people have said that it's not you,… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
'Hound Dog' took like twelve minutes. That's not a complicated piece of work. But the rhyme scheme was difficult. Also the metric… — Jerry Leiber Copy Share Image
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There was lots of pleasure in writing The Flamethrowers. Then again, what is pleasure? Some pleasure is easy and other kinds are… — Rachel Kushner Copy Share Image
On the simplest level, telecommuting makes it harder for people to have the kinds of informal interactions that are crucial to the… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
I have to go with what comes naturally to me. Fantasy isn't my thing. I did enjoy the Oz books when I… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I can't tell you exactly how I found it. It was just a process of writing a lot of stories and reading… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
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