It was as if I were writing letters to hold together the pieces of my crumbling life. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Writers are creatures of habit, as are humans, but writers aren’t necessarily human, are they?” — Alyssa Hubbard Copy Share Image
I think it's hard to write about children and to have an idea of innocence. — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role. — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
“History is indeed more than the register of crime,folilies and misfortune of mankind.” — peter adejimi Copy Share Image
Initially I started writing because I felt like I didn't fit in. I just moved to a new school and I felt… — Elena Tonra Copy Share Image
Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Rarely does a complete idea come to me. I basically start with just a small scene or a snatch of dialogue and… — Sandra Brown Copy Share Image
No academic ever expects to be taken seriously by more than three other people, because really, we write for three people in… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
To me, torture would be, "I can't think what to write in the next sentence. I'm stuck." Torture would be if you… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
I would say that when I write prose I'm a more socially responsible person. I'm much more a citizen of the world.… — Vijay Seshadri Copy Share Image
My songs tend to be about love. It drives some of the greatest songs. I'm looking forward to seeing what people make… — Birdy Copy Share Image
Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A very important part of writing for children is appearing at book festivals, and in libraries and schools. An important part of… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
Ben Miller's writing has left a trail of clear and perfect images lasered permanently in my mind. His imagination is astounding in… — Hannah Tinti Copy Share Image
Part of my learning curve as a novice screenwriter was peeling back the layers and getting to the core of the story.… — Aurora Guerrero Copy Share Image
There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
I'd always thought that my awkwardness was a thin veil disguising the real me. The me that was funny and could write… — Sarra Manning Copy Share Image
As a fiction writer you train yourself to think about situations subjectively. I don't really care for narratives that are just A,… — Oscar Hijuelos Copy Share Image
You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves in your heart--your… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Writers are not called poets just because they make words rhyme. Poets respond to an inner calling that enables them to add… — John Casperson Copy Share Image
I guess you can tell as a writer I am not a purfektshionist. — Stanley Victor Paskavich Copy Share Image
I'll write records until I'm dead. And then maybe even after that! — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
It's true that I can write a song and not really be sure what the meaning of it is. — James Taylor Copy Share Image
“Some writers are rejected for the very creativity that is often needed and used to inspire the world.” — T.J. Mihaila Copy Share Image
“Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.” — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
I was uncomfortable writing fiction. My love was the personal essay, rather than the novel. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“If you're a writer you're bound to write something fine, at least now and then, off and on.” — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
I've always written songs for the sake of my own sanity and expression. — Camila Cabello Copy Share Image
To anyone who knows a writer, never underestimate the power of your encouragement. — Matthew Reilly Copy Share Image
If you decide you're going to do the piece, you're doing it because you love the writing. — Matthew Warchus Copy Share Image
If you have a writing partner that you don't share a work ethic with, it's doomed. — Robert Ben Garant Copy Share Image
