“Don't listen to writers. They're messed up - that's why they're writers!” — Chocolate Waters Copy Share Image
Most writers do similar things in their minds. It's how the mind works, basically. — Raymond Pettibon Copy Share Image
The artists who want to be writers, read the reviews; the artists who want to write, don't. — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“I apologize to my words for not nurturing you and giving you the attention that you deserve.” — Terry A O'Neal Copy Share Image
Between us and the writers, it was comedy hour the whole time. We could hardly get through it. — Buddy Rice Copy Share Image
Most writers tend to get worse rather than better. I'm determined to be one that gets better. — Edmund White Copy Share Image
“You can’t give what you don’t have. To write, you must read. To write well, read well.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“A hundred years ago, an average teenager knew countless authors, and, a sex position or two. Today, an average teenager knows countless… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
'Mad Men' is the greatest example of a perfect cast uniting with a perfect group of writers and creators to create a… — Rachel G. Fox Copy Share Image
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I think the writers of 'Community' have moved on from my character. I'm pretty sure. I would love to go back on.… — Eliza Coupe Copy Share Image
If you're doing an hour-long show, you're working movie hours, doing a 12-15-hour day. We work three or four hours a day,… — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
A lot of writers, because they don't understand actors, feel like, in order to be better at their performance, they have to… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
“Some of the people who hate me love some of the sentences that I have written, until they get to the name… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I'm interested in colour-blind hiring of directors, producers, and writers. Go to the source. Then we won't need to have conversations about… — O. T. Fagbenle Copy Share Image
To aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible,… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
“I hate to be a nag, but you have got to read. Like most authors, I run creative writing workshops from time… — Sarah Harrison Copy Share Image
Writers will see your work and want to try you in different things but I think you have to stay true to… — Michael K. Williams Copy Share Image
“I can't believe how many students don't read. They want to be writers, but they haven't read anything at all. They have… — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
“I’ve often envied those writers in the Western world who can peacefully practice their craft and earn a living thereby… What [the… — KEN SARO WIWA written to PEN Center USA from his prison cell in Nigeria shortly before his execution 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
“Here was the world-famous novelist with her penchant for detail; yet, in her observations of a prostitute with a customer, she had… — John Irving 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
I've wanted to be a writer since I was seven, but I didn't grow up in family where people aspired to live… — Jacqueline Woodson 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
I'm a writer and writers either have good memories or nothing at all. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family. — William Nicholson Copy Share Image
Until the writers room sets it down on a sheet of paper and then it gets in front of a camera, it's… — Brendan Hunt Copy Share Image
“Writers, poets and artists inspire each other. I believe they become muses for each other.” — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books… — Jen Lancaster Copy Share Image
I gave Joss Whedon and Judd Apatow their first writing jobs, as well as many other untried writers who went on to… — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to people rather than mediums - directors, writers, actors. — Tom Sturridge Copy Share Image
“...people quote proverbs without realizing they're really in awe of the authority of their truth and the power of their expression...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
The world needs writers. We will always be necessary. There are few professions that can claim that distinction. — Rod McKuen Copy Share Image
“I live within my daydreams and nightmares; through that, I have learned to create, and I never cease from doing so.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“If you're going to fall in love with anyone, fall in love with a writer. Allow yourself to become immortalised in words.” — Jamie L. Harding Copy Share Image
I enjoy a special collegiality among other writers in the thriller community. They call me 'Canada's scariest writer,' and I love that. — Andrew Pyper Copy Share Image
Pfft. I'm not healthy; I'm a writer, goddamnit! Get with the program. — Universalclockwork Copy Share Image
![“I’ve often envied those writers in the Western world who can peacefully practice their craft and earn a living thereby… What [the authorities here] cannot stand is that a writer should give voice to the voiceless or organize them for action. In short, they do not want literature on the streets!” quote by KEN SARO WIWA written to PEN Center USA from his prison cell in Nigeria shortly before his execution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/565/ken-saro-wiwa-written-to-pen-c_life_i-ve-often-envied-those-writers-in-the-w_666848.jpg)
