I like to do the research of history and the creativity of…

If you look back at the history of creativity in clothes - the French Revolution, the First World War and the Second World War…

— Christian Lacroix

That's part of fiction, creating a world better than the one you live in.

— Padgett Powell

Fiction creating reality.

— Paul Auster

“Write in pictures. With your words, let the reader see not letters, but images. Be specific about every detail, but don't describe it--make it…

— A.A. Patawaran

I'm very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that's difficult if you're writing in the third…

— Patti Davis

The critics suppose that it is easy to write a play. They aren't aware that writing a good play is difficult and writing a…

— Anton Chekhov

Composing was more difficult than writing things down.

— Benjamin Clementine

It's so difficult writing about living people.

— James D. Watson

“Many people think that the idea is the difficult part of writing a story, and this can be true. But there is another challenge…

— William Herring

“I didn't always write for a living, and even back when it was my most fondly held dream to one day be able to…

— David Rakoff

I've learnt over the years to always be thinking of titles and ideas that I try to put across with just a couple of…

— Jon Hopkins

Sometimes performing someone else's song is more difficult than writing your own.

— Kinky Friedman

Knowing that a story needs to be told is a great motivator, even if telling a given story comes at a price. Writing Hunger…

— Roxane Gay

The longer I carry on, the more difficult writing seems to get.

— W. G. Sebald

The question does arise if how and why to write poetry in this time. It feels both completely essential and also quite difficult. But…

— Matthew Zapruder