I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important. — Rose Tremain Copy Share Image
Writing is not an end in itself but life transmuted into radiance. — Brooks Atkinson Copy Share Image
I think people underestimate the value of collaboration, especially for writers. — Akiva Goldsman Copy Share Image
“What do you write in those forms?" I asked. "Nothing. I just do this to look threatening.” — Jennifer Echols Copy Share Image
Writing is the thing that sustains me and keeps me going. It is a form of self-preservation for me. — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
If you write your best, even if you have to throw it out later, it's not wasted effort. You're getting better. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become… — James Welch Copy Share Image
“Don't write for the market or for others. Write what you know, love and above all, write what you would love to… — Mark Rubinstein Copy Share Image
I do like writing. When I was a little kid, I used to love writing funny, silly stories - and my mom… — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
It's such a pain in the ass to write a book, I can't imagine writing one if I'm not interested in the… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
I am a storyteller, and the stories I tell are, when I'm lucky, really good ones. It's a very exciting thing to… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I really love picking up subjects where people say, 'How is this going to work?' and trying to find a way to… — Shruti Haasan Copy Share Image
I have to challenge myself, and I have to challenge the reader. We should be weaving and working on new stories and… — Brian Azzarello Copy Share Image
I don't think "I'm going to publish this as fiction" but I think "I'm going to tell this story to a friend"… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
“It wasn't just that I saw in his book, reflected backwards and dimly, my own retreat into wildness. It was this: of… — Helen Macdonald Copy Share Image
Reading was not an escape for her, any more than it is for me. It was an aspect of direct experience. She… — Jincy Willett Copy Share Image
I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to… — Pat Murphy Copy Share Image
“Just as television didn't put an end to radio or the movies (to say nothing of books), I don't think e-books will… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm writing for magazines on assignment, but the university has to be patient with me. I mean, during the ten-week periods… — Pam Houston Copy Share Image
The short story is a very natural mode of storytelling; most stories can be told quickly. I always think of them as… — Kevin Barry Copy Share Image
It's misleading to think of writers as special creatures, word sorcerers who possess some sort of magical knowledge hidden from everyone else.… — Ralph Fletcher Copy Share Image
I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early. — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
“You know how dey say some people “devour” books? Not in da way ME do! Me REALLY devour books!” — Mike Pantuso Copy Share Image
Writers are two-home men - they want a place outside and a place within. — John le Carre Copy Share Image
Don't try to outguess what's going on in publishing, and write what you want to write. — George Singleton Copy Share Image
I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child. — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Reading, to most people, means an ashamed way of killing time disguised under a dignified name — Ernest Dimnet Copy Share Image
Reading is essential to human life. When the last reader dies, humanity will be at an end. — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
