My aunt got me interested in journalism - she found an old typewriter, had it worked over, put it on the dining… — Dan Jenkins Copy Share Image
I think my parents recognised that I'd always wanted to be a writer, and so they didn't think that this was some… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
In 2011, I announced that I was going to retire, and my agent panicked. So she says: 'No, no, no. You have… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“Marriage can be made to work if both the partners can see beyond themselves and understand the limitations,needs and abilities of the… — Chitralekha Paul Copy Share Image
One of the best things that happened for me as a playwright is becoming a comic-book writer. — Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Copy Share Image
The best writing is not about the writer, the best writing is absolutely not about the writer, it's about us, it's about… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
I've had one experience of writer's block in my life, and it was living hell. It was a terror for me. — Athol Fugard Copy Share Image
You count a man's U.S. Amateur titles after he starts winning professional majors. That's something any intelligent golf writer with a sense… — Dan Jenkins Copy Share Image
I am a meat-loving Southern girl. Add in being a writer, and that means I drink more than I should, too. — Sarah Lacy Copy Share Image
“Betsy was so full of joy that she had to be alone. She went upstairs to her bedroom and sat down on… — Maud Hart Lovelace Copy Share Image
“Mwandishi lazima awe msomaji wa kila aina ya maandishi anayoweza kusoma. Akipanua upeo wake namna hiyo, kila atakachoandika kitaacha nukuu.” — Enock Maregesi Copy Share Image
“A writer writes regardless... even though... notwithstanding... despite... at any rate... anyhow... nevertheless... in the face of... undeterred by... heedless of... and… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
As a reader and a writer, I'm happiest when apparently mutually exclusive states can somehow coexist. — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
I've never really suffered complete and utter writer's block, really. I equate it with sex: in the beginning of my career, I… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
Jokes that are gratuitously offensive are synonymous with bad writing to me. I'm offended as a writer first and as a person… — Rachel Bloom Copy Share Image
I don't have a whole bunch of literary connections. I don't write reviews or attend writer's conferences. I'm kind of shy and… — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
I'm sure I've been influenced by every fine writer I've ever read, from Dickens and Austen to Auden and Jane Hirshfield. And… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
“From this point forward, you don’t even know how to quit in life.” ~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
Writing is getting killed by too many chefs. Back in the Bogart days, it started with great scripts. You had a writer,… — Peter Dinklage Copy Share Image
