The silver lining of those years when I was trying to get 'Tinkers' published but couldn't were the years when I had… — Paul Harding Copy Share Image
You can tell when a writer moves out of a place of struggle and into a place of comfort, and it's always… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing. When… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
The things that I have done that haven't been as successful have been things that have been largely out of the public… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
“I am smiling a big adopted-orphan smile as I write this ... I still love scribbling the word - WRITER - any… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
Long before I was a writer, when I was just a haphazard reader and a dreamer of stories, I learnt about an… — Andrew O'Hagan Copy Share Image
There is a contract between the reader and the writer. The readers give me their hard-earned cash, and I have to entertain… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
I went through a phase where I wanted to be a writer... but it's not social enough. — Sophie Kennedy Clark Copy Share Image
The experienced writer says to the anguished novice: 'Just do it; get something, anything, on to the screen or page, just establish… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“The difference between real life and a story is that life has significance , while a story must have meaning . The… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
There is no vacation for a writer! Every moment of his life is work! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
I was afraid that not even Merlin the Enchanter could transform me into a writer. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and your script… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
“I spend a lot of time imagining things - in fact, you could say that imagining things is my job.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I'm tired of being considered a lesbian writer, tired of being a science-fiction writer, tired of being a thriller writer. I'm a… — Nicola Griffith Copy Share Image
“I write because I have to; because I wouldn't know what to do with my hands if I didn't.” — Angeline Trevena Copy Share Image
The writer in my dad is someone whom I've been inspired greatly by since my childhood. — Wamiqa Gabbi Copy Share Image
“You can't make a fan of everyone. Stay true to your story, characters, music, art or whatever it is you do and… — Ann Marie Frohoff Copy Share Image
If you are making money writing, you are doing great. If you can support yourself writing, you are a success. I don't… — Julie Klausner Copy Share Image
I've been writing since I was really young, so I considered myself a writer for a really long time. — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
“I think if you want to make a recipe for making a writer, have them feel a little out of place everywhere,… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I think my job is to try and be as honest as I can with what is in my mind and how… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
