That's what a writer does; they make things up and that makes for good reading. — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
The greatness of an artist or a writer does not depend on what he has in common with other artists and writers,… — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth. — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Most don't live inside their heads as a writer does, having conversations with her own ideas. — Lynn Coady Copy Share Image
They are always asking a writer why he does not write like somebody else, or a painter why he does not paint… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“If you’re not going to immerse yourself in your work as a writer then don’t write. But beware, if you’re a writer… — Jason E. Hodges Copy Share Image
A good writer does not receive anywhere near the number of poison-pen letters that is commonly assumed. Among a hundred jackassesthere are… — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
There’s a difference between being alone and being lonely. Writers know that. I have never met a writer who does not crave… — Mary Ruefle Copy Share Image
“The writer does not dare dream of giving the best of his individuality. No, he must never express his anger. The vacillating… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
A writer does not own words any more than a painter owns colors. So lets dispense with this originality fetish… Look, listen… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
To write that essential book, a great writer does not need to invent it but merely to translate it, since it already… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
