No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will inevitably… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I'm currently working on a romantic comedy between me and Philip Seymour Hoffman. So my next step is to write something so… — Haley Webb Copy Share Image
I write almost everything on my albums, all the hooks etc, but I can't sing them as I hear them in my… — Illy Copy Share Image
Read! Read! Read! And then read some more. When you find something that thrills you, take it apart paragraph by paragraph, line… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
I think that if writers are tempted to do other things, they ought to go do other things. They should not write… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
I've had to really teach myself that when you're not feeling it, you shouldn't write anything down because you're going to end… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
The best ideas are those that really affect me emotionally - those are the ones you never forget. You think to yourself,… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I write about five thousand words a day, when working on a book, about three thousand a day if I'm writing a… — Eric Brown Copy Share Image
Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are plenty of secondary characters that I had always hoped to write, but I don't know if it will ever happen.… — Lori Foster Copy Share Image
A whole bunch of agents and editors looked at my stories, and they all said, in effect, 'You're a pretty good writer… — Bob Shacochis Copy Share Image
One ritual is that I don't speak to anyone before I write in the morning. I like to get to my desk… — Luanne Rice Copy Share Image
“Problem, purpose, conflict, goal. Use them. Think about them while you are in the planning phase of your novel; keep these elements… — Phyllis A. Whitney Copy Share Image
I always thought I was going to be an artist. All I ever did was draw. I only ever turned to writing… — Jonathan Hickman Copy Share Image
In 'Law & Order,' your main job is to stay out of the way of the plot. On another show you'd receive… — Jeremy Sisto Copy Share Image
I don't have any regrets, really, except that one. I wanted to write about you, about us, really. Do you know what… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
I have always thought that the place where you sleep or the place you share with your partner should be separate from… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I think all artists are only interested in a couple of themes, really. I'm primarily interested in change and connection as being… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
Your attitude is everything. Believe in yourself and trust your material. To be a successful writer, write every single day where you… — Alex Haley Copy Share Image
Honestly, I envy painters, who can have a masterpiece in one morning. Or musicians, who can write something in 30 minutes and… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
“We write to expose the unexposed. Most human beings are dedicated to keeping that one door shut. But the writer's job is… — Ann Lamott Copy Share Image
In a weird way, 'Veronica Mars' was my reaction to 'Freaks and Geeks' because 'Freaks and Geeks' was the show I wanted… — Rob Thomas Copy Share Image
The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
I think when companies are struggling, they don't want to talk to the press. The guys who write business books aren't interested… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
I enjoy practicing law too much to even contemplate retiring, but I often think about engaging in serious study of the history… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
In my mind, only one inviolable precept exists in terms of being a successful writer: you have to write. The unspoken sub-laws… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
I'm quite sure Shakespeare enjoyed writing Iago much more than he did writing Othello. If you write about someone you love, what… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I started writing little short stories and poems as soon as I learned to read and write. I think I was six… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
The problem with being a writer/director: unless you're really disciplined, you start adding projects, and you have to make time to make… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
“We write to lure and enchant and console others. We write to serenade our lovers. We write to taste life twice, in… — Anaïs Nin Copy Share Image
When I get started each day, I read through and correct the previous day's 2,000 words, then start on the next. As… — Neal Asher Copy Share Image
'Thunderbolts' I was mostly attracted to because I really wanted to write Punisher and Elektra and Deadpool, who are characters I have… — Charles Soule Copy Share Image
The SEC got more than 100 rules to write under Dodd-Frank, the lion's share of all the agencies. And we've moved, I… — Mary Schapiro Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to write science fiction. It was one of my first loves, and I knew if I became a writer… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
I'm also big on journaling. You can write in the sand or on a watermelon or whatever suits you, but the key… — Deborah King Copy Share Image
When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
I write with the idea that nobody will care about what I've written; I publish with the idea that nobody will care… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
It's my experience that people write better when they feel at ease and free to experiment, rather than being in a competitive,… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
I write not because I've to, I write because I'm compelled too. I love what I do, I see purpose in the… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
