If we marvel at the artist who has written a great book, we must marvel more at those people whose lives are… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I don't think that writing, real writing, has much to do with affirming belief--if anything it causes rifts and gaps in belief… — Brian Evenson Copy Share Image
“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Good writing starts strong. Not with a cliché (“Since the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If the project has good writing and is something I get excited about, then I'll do the role. And if it's for… — Gbenga Akinnagbe Copy Share Image
The studios don't seem to foster good writing. They're not so interested in that, but they're more interested in what worked most… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
Brendan O’Meara’s Six Weeks in Saratoga is a victory to be savored by those who treasure good writing in general and tales… — Madeleine Blais Copy Share Image
To write weekly, to write daily, to write shortly, to write for busy people catching trains in the morning or for tired… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Most good writing is clear, vigorous, honest, alive, sensuous, appropriate, unsentimental, rhythmic, without pretension, fresh, metaphorical, evocative in sound, economical, authoritative, surprising,… — Ken Macrorie Copy Share Image
Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
“.. they look like they've escaped from a nursing home. Everywhere I turn I see puffy skin & radiant expressions, crinkles &… — Tim Latham Copy Share Image
It goes without saying that a good Catholic novel should be good craftsmanship, good writing skills. The creative person must always be… — Michael O'Brien Copy Share Image
Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something—anything—down on paper. What I’ve… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
There are so many burning issues to be dealt with that it's completely understandable and natural that a character is struggling with… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
Good writing, in my opinion, is writing that looks really easy, so easy that a person who has never written more than… — Mary J. Miller Copy Share Image
Good writing, and this is especially important in a subject such as economics, must also involve the reader in the matter at… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
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It felt good to be writing in her own room, in her own bed. To get lost in the World of Mages… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
“Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
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And the writers are good in that it's easy to memorize, and good writing has an innate rhythm to it. And I've… — Glenn Close Copy Share Image
A couple of pieces of advice for the kids who are serious about writing are: first of all, to read everything you… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface;… — Judy Collins Copy Share Image
“In truly good writing no matter how many times you read it you do not know how it is done. That is… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I don't know why he [Darren Star] is so good at writing for women. Maybe he just likes women. I'm not quite… — Sutton Foster Copy Share Image
Good writing is writing and rewriting and rewriting and rewriting. Sometimes, it happens to work right away, and that's amazing. But most… — Kate Beaton Copy Share Image
“He wrote as if he were the reader. It was also how he kept his writing from becoming too cute, which is… — Richard Castle Copy Share Image
There's a sureness to good writing even when what's being written about doesn't make all that much sense. It's the sureness of… — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
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