I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
If somebody crafts an interesting tweet that'll lead me to their blog, I'm going to their blog. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
If you are a novelist of a certain type of termperament, then what you really want to do is re-invent the world.… — John Barth Copy Share Image
Tap into what you don't want to say. Tap into that secret place, despite the agony, despite the personal pain, over and… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
Invented languages have often been created in tandem with entire invented universes, and most conlangers come to their craft by way of… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of. — John Irving Copy Share Image
If you love your craft there will be passion. Most of my films are with people who are really passionate about what… — Chris Hegedus Copy Share Image
I actually believe that a lot of what people call originality has to do with persistence in the craft. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Though I consider The Chronology of Water to be an anti-memoir for very precise reasons, it is an art form, and thus… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
I've always felt that if I worked hard enough and continued to refine my craft, while staying curious about our times and… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share Image
Obviously VIA DOLOROSA is completely artificial. It is as highly wrought as any of my plays. But basically all the artifice is… — David Hare Copy Share Image
One glance proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that these unions (railroad craft unions) are exceedingly useful to the corporations; and… — Eugene V. Debs Copy Share Image
I have seldom written a story, long or short, that I did not have to write and rewrite. There are single stories… — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
I think the time in between albums, as much as it was not anticipated, it was much-needed, and very helpful, very useful.… — Joe Budden Copy Share Image
No, I don't harbor any mystical ideas about writing, Your Honor, it's work like any other kind of craft; the power of… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
The state of female artists is very good. But the very definition of art has been biased in that 'art' was what… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
The word 'creative' refers simply to the use of literary craft in presenting nonfiction—that is, factually accurate prose about real people and… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
More than anything, I wanted to make sure that everybody was a pusher of difference. And they had to be able to… — Pharrell Williams Copy Share Image
Appearances are not reality; but they often can be a convincing alternative to it. You can control appearances most of the time,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
. . . I have written a couple of screenplays for studios, and each time has been less gratifying than the last.… — Craig Lucas Copy Share Image
When you describe the miserable and unfortunate, and want to make the reader feel pity, try to be somewhat colder - that… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
What I see is trying to make sure that everybody thinks you have more than what you actually have. What’s the point… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
I humbly thank the gods benign, For all the blessings that are mine... The morning drips her dew for me, Noon spreads… — Robert Loveman Copy Share Image
With my daughter, we do arts and crafts, we read a lot, we listen to music, and we cut the strings off… — Lisa Loeb Copy Share Image
If you get a chance to act in a room that somebody else has paid rent for, then you're given a free… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
I'm not pretending to be somebody who's got really limited craft skills. I just am a person who's got really limited craft… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft. — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
The mere habit of writing, of constantly keeping at it, of never giving up, ultimately teaches you how to write. — Gabriel Fielding Copy Share Image
If a book comes from the heart, it will contrive to reach other hearts; all art and author-craft are of small amount… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
It's important to push yourself to get better at your craft - whatever that is. It's important to grow and evolve with… — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
If you succeed not, cast not away the quills yet, nor scratch the wainscot, beat not the poor desk, but bring all… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
He decided to give up his large ambition of knowledge and action for any narrow craft or profession, aiming at a much… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
After college, I funded my short films with acting roles in film and TV. I learned my craft through the great opportunities… — Justin Chadwick Copy Share Image
I don't like the discussions about whether photography is an art. Even though I think that if it would be just a… — Josef Sudek Copy Share Image
Easter is an arts and crafts moment where your whole family and friends can get involved. — Alex Guarnaschelli Copy Share Image
I introduced myself to Scorsese and I said, "If you need someone to do craft services, I'm there." — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
The dreams you craft at the level of your soul are very different from goals, which are tangible, measurable and set the… — Alberto Villoldo Copy Share Image
But really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the creation of these sonic worlds you want… — Duncan Sheik Copy Share Image
If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
