“The truth is, he tired of criticism, tired of prose measured by the yard." --Disgrace” — J.M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
Please think about your legacy, because you're writing it every day. — Gary Vaynerchuk Copy Share Image
What's the trick to writing a genuinely funny comedy? The trick is therapy. Take notes. — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
You have to write a lot of scripts to get any scripts that are worth making. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Female artists are the perfect example of a creator: They know how to make life and art with their bodies. Life comes… — Brandon Boyd Copy Share Image
Usually I do not learn airlcte on blogs, but I would like to say that this write-up very compelled me to check… — Leidy Copy Share Image
There are a few writers that one has a relationship with that means, basically, you do whatever they say. One is Caryl… — Stephen Daldry Copy Share Image
We have big limitations by not having a drummer. It instantly informs a lot of our musical decisions when it comes to… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
All along, my mantra was: Don't write unless it contributes to the emotion, and do anything you do in service of the… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“Just ink,’ he says. 'Just ink.’ Probably the most dangerous substance on this here earth. There’ve been wars started by 'just ink.” — Christian Baines Copy Share Image
We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished book is… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
I began conducting when I was in school, around age 12, because I was writing little theater pieces and wanted to perform… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
'Don't Kill My Vibe' was made in a writing session, by Martin Sjolie and I, after he'd asked me what I'd been… — Sigrid Copy Share Image
“My favorite times were spent in his backyard where he and his roommates had “let nature take its course,” the weeds towering… — Megan Rich Copy Share Image
Usually when I put my focus on the pacing, the plot, the specific characterizations, - it's ironic - but then I actually… — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
“I dont know why, but I feel some pain when she knew I was writing a lot of writing for her and… — Ariel Seraphino Copy Share Image
Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
I've always thought of myself as a reporter. When people ask why I don't stop writing, I say, 'Look at what's happening… — Gwendolyn Brooks Copy Share Image
For me, the most powerful way to write about something is through the absence of it. Rather than writing about what it… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish, it would amaze everyone. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
My mother wanted me to be a writer, which I have ended up taking a long road round to. — Mick Foley Copy Share Image
The best thing about writing programs is that it rationalized the apprenticeship of a writer. — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
Honest, I listen to classical mostly. It keeps my mind fresh to write rock songs. — Don Dokken Copy Share Image
People as me how I do research for my science fiction. The answer is, I never do any research. — Frederik Pohl Copy Share Image
“The word 'NO' is the best motivation there is for the storyteller in you.” — A.K. Kuykendall Copy Share Image
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs. — Christopher Hampton Copy Share Image
I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only consolation I could find. — Wilfrid Sheed Copy Share Image
“I'd represent "Love" when it sued hypocritical writers for abuse.” — Natalya Vorobyova Copy Share Image
I think at the age of 50, everyone should write their own autobiography. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
Factoring in millions of people when I'm writing a song is not a good idea. I don't ever do it. — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
