If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug. — Henrik Ibsen Copy Share Image
“What are you thinking about?" "Whether they'll write my life story as a tragedy or an epic fantasy.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I learned to write from authors. I didn't know any, but I read their books. — Cynthia Rylant Copy Share Image
In order to be a writer, first you must become an alive dead spirit. — William C. Brown Copy Share Image
Literacy, written language is a very late acquisition in terms of human evolution. — Jean Berko Gleason Copy Share Image
History is written by the victors, but it's victims who write the memoirs. — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
When I feel difficulty coming on, I switch to another book I'm writing. When I get back to the problem, my unconscious… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
For a while I never show anybody what I'm writing, and during that time I need the feeling that publishing is only… — Daniel Kehlmann Copy Share Image
“For once the disease of reading has laid upon the system it weakens it so that it falls an easy prey to… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am… — V. S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
“writing crystallizes thinking and distills meaning, and bridges the gap between the conscious and the unconscious.” — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“@bobbybaird i'm a writer, so are you. we try to compose our thoughts and words for effect as well as sense. vain… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like.… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God,… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
Here's a secret: fictive text doesn't necessarily flow easily. Most of the time it's more like cutting a highway through a mountain.… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Writing on a computer feels like a recipe for writer's block. I can type so fast that I run out of thoughts,… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
Money is not worth dying for. I know, because years ago, while nearly a million dollars in debt, suicide was an option.… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm just giving, and giving to people who aren't always deserving. But I've learned to listen and approach people without judgment.… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
For a long while, I found Parker impossible. He went away for 23 years. I tried to bring him back a few… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
I'm an impatient guy and tend not to like to stay with one thing for a long time. I'll never be able… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
“Writing had always helped her, before. It always clarified her feelings and her thoughts, and she never felt like she could understand… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
The records are black boxes for me. Like, if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I… — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
I always think, when I'm in motion, writing seems like the most natural thing. — Pam Houston Copy Share Image
You know, as fiction writers, if our instincts are off, we can't pay our bills. — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“To be a better cook, cook more. To be a better writer, read more.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell.” — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
Before twitter, I used to write all this shit down on Post-It notes and leave them around the city. — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
“I write like I make love: alone in my bathtub, as I let the fantasy overflow and wash over me.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I read tons of comic books. My favourite is Grant Morrison, a Scottish comic writer. — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
Just as with running, there were days that I didnt feel like writing; I wrote anyways. — Nick Symmonds Copy Share Image
