I think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I'm not talking about acting or anything like that, I'm talking… — Benicio Del Toro Copy Share Image
This sounds like a cliche, but I always wanted to write. After college, I did some writing and realized very quickly that… — Hooman Majd Copy Share Image
Everyone else thinks I'm a nonfiction writer. I think it's because my nonfiction is easier to find. But I write both in… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
Just writing a lot doesn't necessarily make you a better writer. You have to hear yourself as a writer, and the best… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
When I'm out and about, I'll text or email myself from my phone. A smart phone is a great tool for a… — Steven Hall Copy Share Image
I eventually want to do writing on all the films, but not necessarily to be the writer. Writing is a painful, painful… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
I hated the idea that I would be like my father. Which is one of the reasons I decided I didn't want… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
“If you can't tell from my rap lyrics already, yes I am a feminist. And when I'm saying "hoe" or "bitch" I… — Scott McGoldrick Copy Share Image
The writer crafts their ideal world. In my world, everyone has really long conversations or just picks apart pop culture to death… — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
On a more practical level, anyone out there who wants to be a writer should clearly recognize that this is a brutal… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
For me as a writer, it's so joyful to know that someone hears and responds to what I write. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
I tell my students that being a writer is like being a member of a medieval guild and that what we are… — Jayne Anne Phillips Copy Share Image
I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked… — Christopher Koch Copy Share Image
I got interested in writing at a early age, and wanted to be an outdoor writer. And was trained to, encouraged to… — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
President Trump named Rand his favorite writer and 'The Fountainhead' his favorite novel. — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
I think every writer of detective fiction writing today has been influenced by Mr. Parker. I'm of a generation that followed Robert… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, when it's going badly, she wonders if what she believes to be a love of the written word is really just… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
The cool thing about Kyle Killen, he writes really defined characters. I was a big fan of 'Awake' and also 'Lone Star.'… — Jaime Ray Newman Copy Share Image
My sweet spot as a writer and, especially, as an essayist is sub-1500 words. — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
“Writing...is the best, the only way I know to investigate myself, to figure out what I think and how I feel and… — Katrina Kennison Copy Share Image
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