I write about rats because they scare the hell out of me. I think we tend to write out our phobias. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“This brief transcript of moments, written in the body, is so deeply satisfying to read.” — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“I had to say to myself, 'Don't write the music. Let the music write itself.” — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
“You can't change destinies already written, that only happens in fairy tales.” — Katie McGarry Copy Share Image
“With every day that passes I am more convinced that the act of writing is a concious act of humility.” — Roberto Bolano Copy Share Image
I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“The one thing Leonard won't tolerate is fancy prose. As he states in his 10 Rules of Writing: "If it sounds like… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
One day you will take me completely out of myself, I'll do what the angels cannot do. Your eyelash will write on… — Rumi Copy Share Image
I take out my pen and paper. I'd write how much I love you. I'd write just what you make me do,… — Francine Chiar Copy Share Image
“Writing is my dream. From romance to dragons; fairies to fantasy worlds, this is where I live and play. Thanks be to… — Lisa Hannah Wells Copy Share Image
“But in those whom no necessity forces to turn Author, who merely write for fame, and have full leisure to polish their… — Matthew Lewis Copy Share Image
Drafting is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.The closer you get to the end, the more you start to worry about the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I write fiction, I create characters whose views are not my own, and I allow them to be eloquent in defense… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm asked what advice I have for young writers, I always say that the first thing is to read, and to… — John Green Copy Share Image
There's no scientific definition. A hymn... is a song of praise to God. I think there were three real goals with our… — Keith Getty Copy Share Image
If I didn't know the ending of a story, I wouldn't begin. I always write my last lines, my last paragraph first,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I often receive a script that it is not quite right. They will write my characters who are in a room with… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
Loneliness is necessary for pure poetry. When someone intrudes into the poet's life (and any sudden personal contact, whether in the bed… — Jack Spicer Copy Share Image
“But all over-expression, whether by journalists, poets, novelists, or clergymen, is bad for the language, bad for the mind; and by over-expression,… — John Galsworthy Copy Share Image
In The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing, David Scott addresses the daunting task of establishing a groundwork for the aesthetics of boxing-and… — Robert Anasi Copy Share Image
I'm a 48-year-old writer who can remember being a 10-year-old writer and who expects someday to be an 80-year-old writer. I'm also… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
