Writer Quotes · Page 91

I'm a writer first and a singer second.

— Lana Del Rey

I wonder how people write exactly how they feel and give the reader the same feeling. Its a blessing!!

— Farah Mustafa

I like to think I've grown as a writer and taken some risks, but I still consider myself to be a literary…

— Kim Edwards

I'm not an actress. I'm a writer.

— Emily V. Gordon

“Advice from a Romance Writer: Guys, make your woman feel pretty even on an 'off' day. Trust me, good things will come…

— Michelle M. Pillow

Part of my problem as a young writer was that I was too much a New Yorker, always second-guessing the 'market.' I…

— Edmund White

I can give advice to anyone interested in writing in one word: Read! I think it's much more important to be a…

— Linda Sue Park

I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.

— Frances McDormand

Television? It's a gateway to writer's block, isn't it?

— Alex Turner

For any writer, a red pen is such a trigger.

— Jason Isbell

I love the incredible variety of demands directing makes on you, from the entrepreneur to the hustler to the deal-maker to the…

— Tom Hooper

I think one of my better gifts as a writer is empathy.

— Jonathan Tropper

The cool thing about being a songwriter, or a writer, I guess, in general, you can take on a lot of different…

— Amos Lee

Siren voices tell me, 'You don't have to keep going on.' And then you think, 'I'm a writer. What do I do?…

— Terry Pratchett

“I write things down because my thoughts get too heavy in my head and it hurts my neck.”

— Joyce Rachelle

Limited points of view let the writer dispense - and the reader gather - information from various corners of the story. It…

— Jonathan Evison

I have no conceit as a writer; in fact, I find it very difficult to start writing about sculpture generally & my…

— Henry Moore

“If you don't write, then read.”

— Sylvia L'Namira

If you're trying to be a successful writer, and you go into a second-hand bookshop, it's the graveyard of people whose books…

— Mark Haddon

People often ask how I can reject the phrase 'woman writer' and not reject the phrase 'Jewish writer' - a preposterous question.…

— Cynthia Ozick

It's not hard to be a woman in comedy as long as you're also a writer. You have to create your opportunity.

— Kristen Schaal

When I set out to write crime fiction, I didn't think to myself, 'I'm going to model myself on Agatha Christie' or…

— Sophie Hannah

I find it hugely exciting to be dealing with another writer's language.

— Johnny Flynn

Neal Shusterman is a phenomenal writer, he's known for his young-adult books.

— Cherie Currie

Although I always said that I wanted to be a writer from childhood, I hadn't actually done much about it until I…

— Tracy Chevalier