It was only when I found myself writing things I didn't realise I knew that I said, 'I'm a writer now.' — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“He finished his drink. 'I don’t like mornings either,' he said. “That’s why I’m a writer.” — Dorothy B. Hughes Copy Share Image
My English teacher said that a writer is the worst judge of his own work. — Ilsa J. Bick Copy Share Image
“You forget," I said, "I'm a writer and the Muses are the daughters of Memory.” — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Most writers, I'm afraid, live very boring lives sitting in front of a screen. However, having said that: every writer puts a… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
If there is good to be said, the writer should say it. If there is bad to be said, he should say… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
I'm not the first person to have said this - no writer ever feels that the execution of a book lives up… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
My Aunt Helen has said I should be a writer, but I don't know what I'd write about. Sam: You could write… — The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Copy Share Image
“From a drop of water,” said the writer, “a logical man could understand oceans and waterfalls without having ever seen or heard… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
The story knows itself better than the writer does at some point, knows what's being said before the writer figures out how… — Joy Williams Copy Share Image
No form of art repeats or imitates successfully all that can be said by another; the writer conveys his experience of life… — Storm Jameson Copy Share Image
A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
They're naughty, all those writers - they mess around with people. I know James Gandolfini got a bit fed up on 'The… — Kelly Macdonald Copy Share Image
Just being able to get paid to do something you love is a wonderful thing. That said, a writer's daily routine, unless… — Bryan Burrough Copy Share Image
It was only after two years' work that it occurred to me that I was a writer. I had no particular expectation… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
Saul Bellow once said, 'A writer is a reader who has moved to emulation' — which I think is true. I just… — Stewart O'Nan Copy Share Image
My first interaction with Gene was that after I auditioned I walked out of the room and then this big guy walks… — John de Lancie Copy Share Image
Sometimes, what's not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
“He often said he had to be a writer because he wasn't good at anything else. He was not good at being… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
To write with taste, in the highest sense, is to write [...] so that no one commits suicide, no one despairs; to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Another sex worker and writer I respect put it this way: she said that as a writer, you're not about pleasing people,… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
“Gertrude Stein, when asked why she wrote, replied "For praise." Lorca said he wrote to be loved. Faulkner said a writer wrote… — James Salter Copy Share Image
You never know if you're a writer. You can't trust it. If you woke up and said, 'I'm a writer,' it would… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
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