“If the overuse of adjectives is frowned upon in writing, why are expletives—the ones commonly used as adjectives—embraced?” — Carmen DeSousa Copy Share Image
I'm always writing at night - things I would change, things I would do differently. When I write a note, it sticks… — Don Mattingly Copy Share Image
Good writing happens when human beings follow particular steps to take control of their sentences-to make their words do what they want… — Ralph Fletcher Copy Share Image
I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
“...I believe it important to emphasize how strongly I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Books are really, really hard to write. They represent a kind of a summit of grappling with what one really has to… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
“Binge writers spend more time feeling guilty and anxious about not writing than schedule followers spend writing.” — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share Image
I had a naiveté that I would remember the things that I had written already, but I was getting lost in the… — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
I get a little myopic in the act of doing any writing. I think I'm not as interested or not as able… — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
Forward steps are made by giving up old armor because words are built into you - in the soft typewriter of the… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
At last I understood that the way over, or through this dilemma, the unease at writing about 'petty personal problems' was to… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
I was one of those kids who had books on them. Before weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, funerals and anything else where you're actually… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring; such as an idle man… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Books smell. Musty and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer, it has no texture, no context. It's there and then it's… — Rupert Giles Copy Share Image
“Writing is a tough business, but never forget the reason why you write. It’s for the love of story telling. Fame and… — R.L. Bartram Copy Share Image
“My advice is to write in the nude. Unless you do your writing in a public restroom, and in that case, I’d… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Write about a terrible experience until you find value in having gone through it. Then you will appreciate every dark hour.” — Jan Marquart Copy Share Image
Google is fascinating, and the book isn't finished. I'm creating, living, building, and writing those chapters. — Susan Wojcicki Copy Share Image
“Teachers say if you write a story you must never name what you’re trying to write. Just do it. When it’s over… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Writing is a bittersweet addiction. The more it drains you; the more replenished you feel, and you crave it even more.” — Anthea Syrokou Copy Share Image
It's kind of liberating to be able to bring your own ideas to things, but it's also a lot of pressure, it's… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
“Even if you're in the thick of revising another work, write something new. Something small. It's important to keep telling yourself stories.” — Don Roff Copy Share Image
I think one of the paradoxes of writing fiction is when people enjoy it, they want it to be real. So they… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Rewriting is a large part of the whole job. And get rid of stuff that's not working. Just pare it down until… — Kurt Loder Copy Share Image
“To be able to write a novel you have to be willing to fall out of life for 1 year and not… — Ksenia Anske Copy Share Image
I believe that, like most writers, my personality comes through in the fiction. So in that respect my writing can't be like… — Paul Kane Copy Share Image
My first drafts are always terrible, and I hate them, but the process for me is all about writing the bad version… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share Image
A book can just be a description of a stick being snapped in half. If the reader is brought to feel the… — Jesse Ball Copy Share Image
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun! — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
“I spent my life folded between the pages of books.In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Book light,” Grandma grumbles as I hurry her away from Dad’s boss and his wife. “Who the hell wants a book light?”… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
If you want to purchase and view a book at your local bookstore or public library, you should have the right to… — Mark Robinson Copy Share Image
Anyone can write. Some people can write a bit better than others; they're called authors. Then there are some who can write… — Walter Moers Copy Share Image
“Sentence making is an act of questing into unexplored regions, probing the anarchy of daylight, and exploring the troubling confusion and turmoil… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I'm a writer and director. And the movie I've seen a million times is 'Coming Home,' directed by Hal Ashby and starring… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
If she were a writer she would collect her pencils and notebooks and favourite cat and write in bed. Strangers and lovers… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
Be willing and unafraid to write badly, because often the bad stuff...forms a base on which to build something better. — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
I've always been a bookworm. As I mentioned, I moved around a lot, and one of the problems with being the new… — Kirby Larson Copy Share Image
