I think a writer's job is to provoke questions. I like to think that if someone's read a book of mine, they've… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“My lips are fierce with passion. My heart spins fiery beats. A rhythm lives within my fingers and dances in my feet.” — Jamie Weise Copy Share Image
For every reader and writer of steampunk fiction, there are probably hundreds or thousands of other activists who gleefully embrace some non-written… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea. — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
If I wasn't a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and that is what a watch… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“The other day, when I was deciding where to place a mountain range, how to make a river's flow detour around underground… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
Many writers secretly long to be performers. You always get the 'if you weren't a writer' question. I would be a back-up… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
I didn't become a good writer until I learned how to rewrite. And I don't just mean fixing spelling and adding a… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
As for most writers, language is vital for me: a writer's ability to render a fictional world - characters, landscape, emotions -… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
I don't have many hours in a day, as I'm essentially a single parent. But fortunately, I'm a really fast writer. My… — Michelle Gagnon Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that there is no better thriller writer than Harlan Coben. — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
Mostly I wanted to be a writer, though for a couple of years there I wanted to be an animator, because I… — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
I have a lot of favorite films. I tend to love the silliness of 'Bringing Up Baby.' 'Charade' is fantastic. 'His Girl… — Jennifer Grant Copy Share Image
I was at CBS News on a fluke. I replaced somebody who was on vacation. I worked as a copy boy, then… — James L. Brooks Copy Share Image
A writer must experiment with genres. Otherwise, it is a restriction on the craft. — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
My theory about why Hemingway killed himself is that he heard his own voice; that he reached the point where he couldn't… — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
My number one goal as a thriller writer is to entertain you. But I've got a chance to not only entertain people,… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
