“Woolrich had a genius for creating types of story perfectly consonant with his world: the noir cop story, the clock race story,… — Francis M. Nevins Copy Share Image
The writers we tend to universally admire, like Beckett, or Kafka, or TS Eliot, are not very prolific. — John Updike Copy Share Image
“The seasonal urge is strong in poets. Milton wrote chiefly in winter. Keats looked for spring to wake him up (as it… — Helen Bevington Copy Share Image
It's very hard to turn writers against each other, believe it or not. — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
I feel I should defer to the writers and the directors because they're the ones who have the complete vision. They see… — Shoshannah Stern Copy Share Image
“Dutton, the home of Winnie the Pooh, would find a second identity as a home for gay fiction.” — Christopher Bram Copy Share Image
When I was a bad writer, I would consciously imitate other NPR writers who I thought were wonderful. I suppose that everyone's… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself. — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Our culture places a very high value on storytelling, and the more that Catholic writers are able to master that craft, the… — Regina Doman Copy Share Image
I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
Most of the writers in TV are from L.A. or New York, and those are places where people are cynical and snarky.… — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves. — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Write, write, write! Get your you-know-what in the chair and write more books: write the books of your heart and don’t let… — Sarra Cannon Copy Share Image
“...bow to genius, but to the authority of that genius - not the display of talent...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“Personal essay writing that incites the mind and instigates personal growth involves examination and re-examination, a process of noticing and reflecting upon… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“If you had told me, though, when I was twenty-four that I would write about Skokie, Illinois, where I grew up, I… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
“This is a little secret that all writers share: We have two lives; the one we live on Earth and the one… — Chrys Fey Copy Share Image
There is not a special imposition on writers to be activists. All that does is encourage writers to write propaganda. Propaganda can… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
There are plenty of good Indian writers in English, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
As a kid, you either wanted to play Bond or a Bond villain. Ask any of my friends in entertainment, whether they… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
“For a long time, I felt like I was destined to inherit a certain kind of life and so I wouldn’t let… — Kenny Porpora Copy Share Image
Indie bookstores love writers as much as they love readers, and there is something about a community store, where you walk in,… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
