“I’ve never written for kids… I’m just trying to tap into the kid in myself & just go with my taste.” — Andrew Stanton Copy Share Image
The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. — Edwin Schlossberg Copy Share Image
I think I was in 10th or 11th grade before I ever read a book for pleasure. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I made three works about men in my life. But I had much more than three men. I never wrote about them. — Sophie Calle Copy Share Image
“Books are doors to other dimensions, you never know where they are going to take you.” — F. Carod Copy Share Image
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“I can’t and won’t write without hope. I’d rather never write again.” — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
I think if a book has the power to move a reader, it also has the power to offend a reader. And… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I started writing 'Brick Lane' when my children were two years and five months old. We were on holiday in the north… — Monica Ali Copy Share Image
“And besides, I'm not a writer. I don't go to coffeehouses and smoke, wear black, and analyze Sylvia Plath to the point… — Megan McCafferty Copy Share Image
“Writing is traveling through uncharted territory - your mind. You are the first traveler, and your essays are the world's first maps.” — Harry Bauld Copy Share Image
As Jules Renard said, no matter how much care an author takes to write as few books as possible, there will be… — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
“Do not say I have no time to read. Set a daily time (15-20 minutes)for reading. Reading is rich source of wisdom… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
For some of us, good books and beautiful writing are our ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
As a comedy writer, I'm always praying for the day I can tell a self-aware/break-the-fourth-wall style of joke. — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
“For 99 percent of the tenure of humans on earth, nobody could read or write. The great invention had not yet been… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
When I was writing Dune there was no room in my mind for concerns about the book's success or failure. I was… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“It has been said that all the stories have already been told, that there is nothing left to say. At best, a… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
When you want to be a writer, you think that actually getting published will make you feel somehow more real to yourself.… — Hanya Yanagihara Copy Share Image
“Be thankful for the people who have stood by you and cheered you on, but don't forget to be thankful for the… — CK Webb Copy Share Image
The luxury of time to write, and the confidence to do so, make it easier for the more affluent and when the… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
It sometimes is better to write in a more directed, focused way when the pages are aimed at something already, a mission… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
The only thing I might have noticed [and this is pretty anecdotal] is that there is some tendency to need to be… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
![“The only thing I might have noticed [and this is pretty anecdotal] is that there is some tendency to need to be taught that 'writing is rewriting' - maybe more of a sense than was pervasive 10 years ago that the first or second pass of a story is sufficient. That is an idea that is easily…” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/george-saunders-317_blogging_the-only-thing-i-might-have-noticed-and_2019915.jpg)
