The difference between being a part-time writer and a full-time writer is like the difference between dating someone and living with them.… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
Because that is what such a city is, in the New World, a writer's heaven. — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
“The thing to do is to go on, in the same suave tone, from uttering a series of banalities to expressing a… — Lev Shestov Copy Share Image
“You will never know the purpose of a book in your life until you read it, and you will never know which… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and reading even before that. My mom still has stories that I… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
“The best way to write is to lock yourself in a small room until you become so bored that the only thing… — Jack Freestone Copy Share Image
By the time I wrote 'Any Given Sunday' or 'Bats,' I sort of knew what my job was in terms of what… — John Logan Copy Share Image
When I got the invitation to be part of 'The Ghost' or 'The Ghost Writer,' as it's now known, from Mr. Roman… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a writer, to write these stories that would make people see the world in a different way. But… — Jeffrey Skoll Copy Share Image
I'm thinking my next book should be set on a tropical island, which will obviously require days, even weeks of meticulous research,… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
“And this is what being an artist means, being a poet? To sacrifice yourself for your art, sacrifice your heart for your… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
Every writing teacher I ever had except for one told me I was an awful writer, had no idea what I was… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“I am full of madness, i can't hide my fire I burn for the things i love, my soul will never retire.” — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
What helps writers, and ultimately, obviously, helps the actors - who should serve the words that the writer puts on the page… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
I was always a writer, by which I mean I was always scribbling away, doing something with pen and paper. — Simon Van Booy Copy Share Image
My writing flows out of my doctorhood. They are not separate things. They are one. I think the foremost connection between being… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
I tried to get people at 'South Park' into 'Downton Abbey,' and it didn't work. I think they were like, 'Downton Abbey?'… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
You can do whatever you want. If you want to be a singer, author, book writer, basketball player, you just have to… — Jordan Clarkson Copy Share Image
Short stories have no net. The writer cannot take a leisurely sixty pages to get things moving, or make a side trip… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
I didn't have a burning desire to be a writer or director - writer probably more so, certainly not a director. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
A dream of mine is to become an executive producer and writer. I would love if that ended up happening to me… — Cierra Ramirez Copy Share Image
Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
