Writers Quotes · Page 5

I'm not like other writers. I'm not hung up on using my own songs. In fact, my sister Bunny always tells me…

— El DeBarge

“Because Poets don't dream of becoming millionaires.”

— Avijeet Das

In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave…

— Mandy Patinkin

One day, the infielders were having a pretty bad time and were making some bad throws to me at first base. After…

— Johnny Mize

One of the biggest drawbacks of our industry is that we haven't nurtured our writers for years. Now, we realise we need…

— Kabir Khan

Writers, most of them, don't have a lot of resources.

— Celeste Ng

“When there is fear,he will have his pen clasp it high,whence for him,the wonders of night give light,where he lies behind his…

— Nithin Purple

When it comes to writers and poets, for me it's Vinicius de Moraes. He's one of the greatest lyricists ever.

— Ben Harper

Science fiction writers missed the most salient feature of our modern era: the Internet.

— Jack McDevitt

“To those that don't believe I'm worth more than what they think of other authors, to hell with them. Call me arrogant…

— Robin Sacredfire

Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at…

— Flannery O'Connor

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

— Patricia MacLachlan

I know some writers are meticulous planners, but I'm not one of them.

— Gail Honeyman

I work until beer oclock.

— Stephen King

There are writers' rooms that will write episodes all together, who will break into little groups and write certain scenes. Everyone's process…

— Jim Rash

So I made a request. I said to the writers, I have a minor request that I just want to play a…

— Justin Long

When I was first in Czechoslovakia, it occurred to me that I work in a society where as a writer everything goes…

— Philip Roth

I have no ghost writers. I personally write every message and every piece of published mail.

— David Wilkerson

“Sitting to think of what to write will only set your ass on fire, give you headache, twist your face to look…

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“An introspective man who doesn’t keep a diary consigns himself to a special hell”

— Tim Lucas

All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.

— Felice Picano

I'm one of those writers that have always worked on multiple things.

— Adam F. Goldberg

I'm one of those writers who can't talk about what they're working on. The entire four years I was writing 'House of…

— Anonymous

“A writer who can't follow submission guidelines is like a pilot without a plane... ain't gonna get very far!”

— Jo Linsdell

I think 'Overlord' has definitely benefited because I work with every single level designer, and working where we have space to tell…

— Rhianna Pratchett