I always knew I was a writer. And I always thought to myself, 'Well, why not me?' Someone has to be on… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
I didn't say I have to be a writer, but I did say that I needed to publish at least one book. — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
Once the travel guide came out and won an award, once I got an MFA in creative writing, once I sold my… — James Bernard Frost Copy Share Image
I don't have as tight a time limit anymore but I still write in long marathon sessions and then I won't write… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
I think suspense should be like any other color on a writer's palette. I suppose I'm in the minority but I think… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
“Life is all about moments... if you don't pay attention yours could be lost forever!” — Nyki Mack Copy Share Image
“That old man over there Is selling trinkets made of stones That old woman the entire world In a map without any… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
As a performer and writer, the sillier or more charactery sketches come way more naturally to me. — Heidi Gardner Copy Share Image
Neither the writer nor the reader can save the world by themselves. Or escape it entirely. — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly… — W. G. Sebald Copy Share Image
“You are lucky to be one of those people who wishes to build sand castles with words, who is willing to create… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Being passionate about something is the most beautiful characteristic you can develop.” — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
“When you need to let it out, write. Get it out of you and onto paper. Just remember it may start small,… — Christina Casino Copy Share Image
'Great Expectations' was an important novel in my adolescence. It was very much one of those emblematic novels that made me wish… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I've always scribbled, and I still do it. I've written numerous scripts for films for which I think I'd be perfect as… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
When I read James Joyce, I'm not really interested in the Dublin of 1904. I'm interested in being in the presence of… — Joseph O'Neill Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to do is tell… — Irwin Winkler Copy Share Image
I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work. — Donald McKay Copy Share Image
“You cannot teach creativity—how to become a good writer. But you can help a young writer discover within himself what kind of… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
“If the overuse of adjectives is frowned upon in writing, why are expletives—the ones commonly used as adjectives—embraced?” — Carmen DeSousa Copy Share Image
I'm not a very creative person, you know? I'm not really an art person. I'm not a great reader or writer or… — Tom Brady Copy Share Image
“No book can be written till it wants to be written, till it shouts to be written, and raises up a persistent… — Jyoti Arora Copy Share Image
“A true writer is someone the gods have called to the task.” — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
