“If I knew what I was thinking [...] I would never have become a writer.” — Amélie Nothomb Copy Share Image
“You never stopped thinking of yourself as a writer biding his time in the Department of Factual Verification. But between the job… — Jay McInerney Copy Share Image
When in doubt, it is better to do the less conservative thing and to err on the side of the more colorful,… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
I don't know if I have a memory of not thinking I was a writer - it goes that far back. I… — Elizabeth Strout Copy Share Image
I learned to write from reading. I had no writing classes. It's part of my thinking as the writer-author, reading, but then… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
As a novelist, where do you go to tap into memories, and impressions, and sensations? It's usually, in my experience, your early… — William Boyd Copy Share Image
I hate thinking about writer's block! I don't have writer's block much, knock on wood, but if I do, I think it's… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image