You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you. — Arthur Plotnik Copy Share Image
The reader has certain rights. He bought your story. Think of this as an implicit contract. He's entitled to be entertained, instructed,… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.” — Jules Renard 1890 Copy Share Image
Only ambitious nonentities and hearty mediocrities exhibit their rough drafts. It's like passing around samples of sputum. — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
