“Should a writer have a social purpose? Any honest writer is bound to become a critic of the society he lives in,… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“When you smile, it’s more than the sunshine. I can see all of the colours of the rainbow.” — Jawedquotes Copy Share Image
I'm not a wildly gifted person; I don't play an instrument or speak another language or have great accomplishments in another field,… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
“An author is similar to an actor. They play many characters in their lives—photographer, nurse, dancer, doctor, writer, etc. As an author,… — Mischa Temaul Copy Share Image
“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world." [ Speech upon being awarded the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
“Beneath the nice book cover, camera angles, format of the page, size of the canvas, sound of the song – was someone… — Karl Kristian Flores Copy Share Image
“Recounting the narrative of our personal story in a methodical and chronological manner helps us see our life in a historical perspective.… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Writers often feel obliged to adopt some sort of public appearance. — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
“But then, that’s the beauty of writing stories—each one is an exploratory journey in search of a reason and a shape. And… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
“The secret to good writing is to use small words for big ideas, not to use big words for small ideas.” — Oliver Markus Copy Share Image
It's none of their business that you had to learn how to write. Let them think that you were born that way. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“The ancient commission of the writer has not changed. He is charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I love producing. My dream as a producer is to be able to build a company that can be a safe haven… — Brittany Murphy Copy Share Image
“Dreamers dream. Readers read. Writers write. I was born to be all three.” — Terri Costola Copy Share Image
What helps writers, and ultimately, obviously, helps the actors - who should serve the words that the writer puts on the page… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
“No matter what level of success, there is no such thing as a secure writer” — Michael Lennick Copy Share Image
There's something very misleading about the literary culture that looks at writers in their 30s and calls them 'budding' or 'promising', when… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
The entire Internet, as well as the types of devices represented by the desktop computer, the laptop computer, the iPhone, the iPod,… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
There are many people who say, 'I write for myself.' I think that if you write and publish, then you write for… — Angeles Mastretta Copy Share Image
I can remember in my early days of writing going to sort of writers' functions and parties and things like that, and… — Ronald Frame Copy Share Image
Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition. — N. Scott Momaday Copy Share Image
“Writers have a well-deserved reputation for being eccentric. Everything you've heard is true.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
