For me, there is nothing worse than the knowledge that my life holds nothing for me but being a writer. — Jean Stafford Copy Share Image
In many a piece of music, it's the pause or the rest that gives the piece its beauty and its shape. And… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
“I write so the endangered thoughts roaming naked and vulnerable through the misty jungles of my mind aren't slain by the guns… — Kim Krizan Copy Share Image
Nobody can swashbuckle a quick-witted riposte like Emma Thompson. She's a writer, a real writer, and she has a relish for the… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
The first thing a writer needs to know is what kind of writer he/she is. — Andre Aciman Copy Share Image
Reason is a fine thing, but it is not the only thing available to a writer. It's just part of the arsenal… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
I think Chris Brown gets kind of dismissed as a gay writer, and I think Chris's books are really, really smart. I… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
As a writer, you're really in control of almost everything. That's not the case in TV. You have to be prepared to… — Josh Elliott Copy Share Image
I am a morning writer; I am writing at eight-thirty in longhand and I keep at it until twelve-thirty, when I go… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
English food writer Elizabeth David, cook and author Richard Olney and the owner of Domaine Tempier Lulu Peyraud have all really inspired… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
The writer must face the fact that ordinary lives are what most people live most of the time, and that the novel… — John Updike Copy Share Image
“I'm not just a reader or a writer; I inhale written words like they're my oxygen. It's not a hobby. It's a… — Nicola Haken Copy Share Image
In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot. — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college.… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“A microphone is to a comic, what a pen is to a writer. There's power in it.” — Pamelar Hickinson Copy Share Image
The traditional writer is a sensitive only child, asthmatic, who sits on the window seat watching the drops of rain slide down… — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
Very often, things that people may think come from the writer, very often don't. There's a lot of cooks in the kitchen… — Evan Daugherty Copy Share Image
As a writer, it's a great narrative tool to have that character who is slightly detached but at the same time observant… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
As a writer, I use improv to write. Exploring characters and stories through improv and sitting at the computer and thinking about… — Natasha Rothwell Copy Share Image
As a writer, penning down personal stuff was not easy for me, as it was way too close to my heart. — Sonali Bendre Copy Share Image
“now i can safely claim the pages within these walls are more than my allies; they are my own” — Hanna Abi Akl Copy Share Image
