A conversation does not have to be scintillating in order to be memorable. I once met a president of the United States,… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
The way we learn to write is the way we learn to talk: We listen to others and start mimicking speech, and… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
“Looks sure can be deceiving: not every ‘ugly’ person is a ‘bad’ person (or is guilty of whatever it is that they… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I used to get stuck trying to find the first sentence of a story, then I realised that it was often because… — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share Image
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a… — William Strunk, Jr Copy Share Image
“The way you live your day is a sentence in the story of your life. Each day you make the choice whether… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
“Three thousand six hundred and fifty-three days. The three extra days were for leap years.” — Alexander Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
As soon as I started writing Julia, by which I mean while writing its first sentence, I felt a sudden, reassuring charge… — Peter Straub Copy Share Image
What I have in advance are people I want to write about and a problem or problems that I see those people… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
I think that if you have a knack for storytelling, and you work really hard at it, you'll have a chance to… — Adam Ross Copy Share Image
To wrap up the idea of 'Parade's End' in a sentence or two, I would say it's a love story in which… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
School is a twelve-year jail sentence where bad habits are the only curriculum truly learned. I teach school and win awards doing… — John Taylor Gatto Copy Share Image
Writing is better if it's kept simple. Every sentence doesn't need to have perfect noun/verb agreement. I've said 'ain't' on the air.… — Stuart Scott Copy Share Image
Whenever a high-profile leader dies, people immediately attempt to summarize that person's life in a sentence. Often, critics and commentators get caught… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Chris Matthews can't start any sentence without 'Let me ask you this... ' And I love Chris Matthews! But almost everybody in… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
I like editing. Generally, you work under the assumption that everything can be shorter. I like to see if I can reconstruct… — Sheldon Harnick Copy Share Image
I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
Newspapers are so boring. How can you read a newspaper that starts with a 51-word lead sentence? — Jimmy Breslin Copy Share Image
I work every day until I do not have more to say. I learned from Graham Greene that a very good way… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
My daughter's first sentence was, 'Dada no hair.' And I was, like, 'No Jasmine, Dada does have hair, Dada just shaves his… — Nigel Barker Copy Share Image
You need a very, exceptionally clear vision. And to me, a vision is something that you can say in one sentence. The… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
The original 'Hobbit' was never intended to have a sequel - Bilbo 'remained very happy to the end of his days and… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
I don't think music affects what words I choose to type in what order, within what punctuation, at this point, because I'm… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I think it's insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
