Actually, that's one of the things I was thinking about writing a story about me, loosely based or autobiographical. I just don't… — Matthew McGrory Copy Share Image
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I think that some of the writing, directing, and the content is better than a lot of movies sometimes. Actors, well artists… — Denise Di Novi Copy Share Image
Somebody comes to my house and admires what I've done, sometimes I just give it to them. Because I don't want to… — Ted Kooser Copy Share Image
For me songwriting is very...it's almost like an accident. 'Oh I accidentally wrote about that.' I sit down with the urge to… — Jessica Lea Mayfield Copy Share Image
For me, as a writer, I desperately want to be read. I'm very conscious of readers as I'm writing. I think, 'If… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
I feel that writers think with their noses to the ground, and the dark stuff kind of comes to me more, even… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Microsoft fears Intel is eventually going to create its own operating system and optimize its chips for its own OS, cutting Microsoft… — John C. Dvorak Copy Share Image
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I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
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Moviemaking is just really neat, and I really like doing that. I'd like to get into it more, but in terms of… — Frank Peretti Copy Share Image
We're telling the story of 'Daredevil'. In this aspect, the storylines accentuate the sociopathic tendencies in her. The writers wanted to highlight… — Elodie Yung Copy Share Image
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A long, negative review I wrote of Rushdie's novel 'Fury' earned me a rebuke from the writer: He told an administrator at… — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
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“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible. Things like the continuance of British rule in… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Interviewer: Have you ever considered writing nonfiction? Mary Doria Russell: Oh, honey, I did! Let's see...There was "A Reconsideration of the Evidence… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
“Writing is the way I make sense of a chaotic world. I see the tumultuous backdrop of humanity around me, and I… — Leigh Hershkovich Copy Share Image
Writing a screenplay, I'm like, "All I'm responsible for is that final script, and I take great effort and pride in that."… — Daniel Clowes Copy Share Image
I love directing. I love creating things that I don't necessarily even have to be in. I like creating worlds. So I'm… — Greg Cipes Copy Share Image
American writers often say they find it difficult to write Superman. They say he's too powerful; you can't give him problems. But… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
I know that when I think of myself as being utterly worn out, when I think that somehow I have nothing more… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
I used to feel for years and years and years that I was very remiss not to have written a novel and… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
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The word 'creative' refers simply to the use of literary craft in presenting nonfiction—that is, factually accurate prose about real people and… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
So it's not really whether you talk about politics, but how well were you able to do it. Peter Gabriel and Sting… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
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Writing songs is no different than explaining to somebody what you dreamed last night: No one ever gives you crap for what… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
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