“When the last autumn of Dickens's life was over, he continued to work through his final winter and into spring. This is… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
I don't know if she should worry too much, I mean some of our greatest writers have had movies made of their… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“I am swimming in a sea of words, attempting to keep my head above water.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
“Possibly there are few imaginative writers who have not a leaning, secret or avowed, to the occult. The creative gift is in… — Gertrude Atherton Copy Share Image
“Writers don't just create pages in a novel, but depth to worlds that become a safe haven for those who wish to… — T.J. Mihaila Copy Share Image
All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“I judge the quality of my work by the quality of the people that follow it. If my readers are the most… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
They have given me the imprimatur of a serious writer, which I knew I was but could not claim publicly until they… — Edward Koch Copy Share Image
Many writers were picked on as children. Why? Because they were weird from the get-go. They were often to be found at… — Heather O'Neill Copy Share Image
It infuriates me that the work of white American writers can be universal and lay claim to classic texts, while black and… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
Whining writers are a hideous sight; we should really shut up, because we are lucky if we can cobble together a living… — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
“The grace of writing is upon me. I love writing. I write daily.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“Those who can't, and can't teach, translate. (attrib: F.L. Vanderson)” — Mort W. Lumsden Copy Share Image
My parents were both writers - they would type their manuscripts sitting side by side on the veranda of our house near… — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
I love illustrating for other writers because I am given stories I never would have thought of, and my work as an… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family. — William Nicholson Copy Share Image
Once anthropology and geology had opened up the pre-recordkeeping darkness of humanity's long, slow, sustained infancy as suitable grounds for speculation, writers… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
Nowadays they have 12 directors and 15 producers and 30 writers. And all the writers want their lines said a certain way-which… — Tim Conway Copy Share Image
I love thriller writers. My favourites are Harlan Coban, Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Kathy Reichs and Ed McBain. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
You can use your means in a good and bad way. In German-speaking art, we had such a bad experience with the… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
