I absolutely don't write for women - far, far from it. It's so not what I want to do. Some of the… — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
I never set out to write literature; I set out to tell stories. And some of my work may be very raunchy… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
“The urge to create a fictional narrative is a mysterious one, and when an idea comes, the writer's sense of what a… — adam johnson Copy Share Image
I strongly believe that the art of the novel works best when the writer identifies with whoever he or she is writing… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I definitely could not write a character that was cruel or unconcerned with animal welfare. For me, not just as a writer… — Lori Foster Copy Share Image
The myth of writer as, like, Asperger-style misanthrope, or, like, the Jack Nicholson, 'As Good As It Gets' - it just doesn't… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“I wonder if you ever read my poems and wish they were written for you.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
Whenever I write something, I always want to make sure that what I write is defensible. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
My aspirations aren't to sell millions of records, but to write really good songs. — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
My personal opinion is that, if you're a professional writer, that you do have quotas. So every day I do try to… — Chris Bohjalian Copy Share Image
I can't write about rich people having relationship problems and breaking up in New York. I don't know that world of Terrence… — Lucy Alibar Copy Share Image
I hate editing. I love to write, but I hate to reread my stuff. To revise. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
When people asked me what I was going to do when I grow up, I always said, 'I'm going to be a… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
I usually write things in my head before I ever write them down. When I write it out, usually I've already figured… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
A series of small but real accomplishments gives people the energy and confidence to continue. For instance, a person who wants to… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I won a Marshall scholarship to read philosophy at Oxford, and what I most wanted to do was strengthen public intellectual culture… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
War continues to divide people, to change them forever, and I write about it both because I want people to understand the… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Your temperament is what you write with, but it's also how you deal with the world. — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
“I write for ghosts; the ghosts I can’t see but I know stick around. Some I know are good. Others I know… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
I write a lot in my head. I've never been driven to write things down. — Edward P. Jones Copy Share Image
I'm like any other composer. If you give me five years to write a symphony, I'm still going to be asking for… — Darren Criss Copy Share Image
