You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences. — Anatole France Copy Share Image
“I have written less than most writers. But I have drunk far more than most drinkers.” — Guy Debord Copy Share Image
“The grace of writing is upon me. I love writing. I write daily.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“Never trust someone else to write your life story. Take the pen, and write it yourself.” — Ellen J. Barrier Copy Share Image
Most comedies are really hard to write, or to watch, because you kind of generally know what's coming. — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice. — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
When I was young I was only thinking of writing, and whatever was going on was unreal and comparatively unimportant. — William Monahan Copy Share Image
Writers of feminist dystopian fiction are alert to the realities that grind down women's lives, that make the unthinkable suddenly thinkable. — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart. — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I love True Blood and Buffy, and, obviously, this is one of my favorite jobs that I've ever had - but not… — Alexandra Breckenridge Copy Share Image
Reality is not always probable, or likely. But if you're writing a story, you have to make it as plausible as you… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
There's no new direction. It's not more poppy or more rocky. They're just rock'n'roll tunes. I'll never change the music I write. — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
Best-selling writers should go to bookstores to say thanks to the booksellers, to meet fans, sign autographs, sign books, talk, whatever. — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“I've always felt that the performance of a raag resembles a novel - or at least the kind of novel I'm attempting… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
If there's a character type I despise, it's the all-capable, all-knowing, physically perfect protagonist. My idea of hell would be to be… — Craig Johnson Copy Share Image
If man merely sat back and thought about his impending termination, and his terrifying insignificance and aloneness in the cosmos, he would… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious. When you're conscious and writing from a place of insight and simplicity and real caring… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
When you start writing, you have your characters on a metaphorical paved road, and as they go down it, all these other… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
I love 'Memory Keeper's Daughter,' but in some ways I think 'The Lake of Dreams' is a stronger book. I was able… — Kim Edwards Copy Share Image
The Blood of Heroes is surely the best account to date, one that presents plenty of new insights while acting as a… — William C. Davis Copy Share Image
“In wrapping things up the writer had a choice: the "happy" ending in which the two former enemies are rescued and we… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
