I'm useless when I meet writers I love - I go slack-jawed and stupid with awe. — Katherine Boo Copy Share Image
Some writers pick a topic and write around that, but I like to include it all. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I am a binge reader, with a tendency to throw myself at a writer, immerse myself in their work. — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
I would be lost without the feeling of antagonism that people have towards me. I write out of defiance. — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
Be willing to be a child and be the Lilliputian in the world of Gulliver. — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
I write about people in small towns; I don't write about people living in big cities. My kind of storytelling depends upon… — Lee Smith Copy Share Image
Writing music on your own makes you think a lot about your life. Who are you? Would you change anything about yourself?… — Enya Copy Share Image
Writing is a lot like making soup. My subconscious cooks the idea, but I have to sit down at the computer to… — Robin Wells Copy Share Image
I'm under strict instructions to write a happy ending. Rule number ninety-seven: You're not allowed to make a dragon cry." "Right," Said… — Chris d'Lacey Copy Share Image
“Just start at the beginning, you say? And what beginning might that be? I've come to the conclusion all starts are false… — Christina Sunley Copy Share Image
“[Carlos] Ruiz Zafon holds dear the belief that when you read a book, you take a holiday in the brain of the… — Helen Pitts Copy Share Image
Historically, art and music and writing and film have been one of the only tools that is effective against tyranny. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I'm not an expert in typefaces that serve scientific writing, but I'd guess that's another dozen or two. — Michael Bierut Copy Share Image
Shirley Jackson said that a confused reader is an antagonistic reader, and I live by that. It's okay to start anywhere, and… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Actually think anybody ever approaches writing any song, I think the song approaches them, truth be told. Usually what happens is that… — Jon Fratelli Copy Share Image
The writer doesn’t write for the reader. He doesn’t write for himself, either. He writes to serve…something. Somethingness. The somethingness that is… — Joy Williams Copy Share Image
We shall see that the mathematical treatment of the subject [of electricity] has been greatly developed by writers who express themselves in… — James Clerk Maxwell Copy Share Image
Each piece of dialogue MUST be "something happening". . .The "amusing" for its OWN sake should above all be censored. . .The… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
“How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter ! To feel like conveying your thoughts to a person,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I feel like a lyricist is somebody that writes their own lyrics. Now songwriters and lyricists are two totally different things. You… — Dave East Copy Share Image
When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
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