“If pens doubled as bullets, I bet few writers would want to write about war.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Real writers are those who want to write, need to write, have to write. — Robert Penn Warren Copy Share Image
Writers want to talk. They can't wait to tell you what they've been thinking. And because they've been in solitude, they've had… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
What the readers want is a good story, and what the writers always want to luck into, it's a good story. — Stephen Graham Jones Copy Share Image
As writers, we can do whatever we want to. We're only limited by our imaginations. What an amazing, incredible time to be… — J.A. Konrath Copy Share Image
I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want… — Patricia Highsmith Copy Share Image
Many people who want to be writers don't really want to be writers. They want to have been writers. They wish they… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Most writers want to share their essay or book much too quickly. Those who accept the pain of hard work and revising… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
“Writers may not want to spend time blogging or on social networks but there is no single better way to reach out… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The thing I hate about writers is they want to state their case and they use false information. — Jim Boeheim Copy Share Image
Usually, new producers and writers want to put their stamp on a show. They don't want to continue what's working. They want… — Anthony Geary Copy Share Image
Cultural identity is of course connected to this issue. When I was younger, it was inspiring to write about the people that… — Diana Abu-Jaber Copy Share Image
“All writers want to a place their mark upon human consciousness by creating a physical record of their distinctive thoughts and an… — Kilroy J. Oldster 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
Writers do not want to think they are less rational than other people, and at the mercy of compulsions, but in their… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
A lot of times as writers, you want to come up with the best possible story, and you bend it according to… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
Male critics and men in the publishing industry want from their women writers what they want from their wives. I'm interested in… — Kate Braverman Copy Share Image
Writers want publicity all the time, and they are always nagging their agents and publishers to give them more publicity, but, when… — Kate Thompson Copy Share Image
People don't want to pay for pitches. They want to see it. If you hear one more time, "Well, that's execution-dependent." Everything's… — Mark Gordon Copy Share Image
I think a fairly common behavior among fiction writers is that they want to help. They're generally charitable people. They're interested in… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
I always try to stick to the script because I want to respect the writers, and I want to respect the director.… — Rob Riggle Copy Share Image
Being goal-oriented instead of self-oriented is crucial. I know so many people who want to be writers. But let me tell you,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“There is a deeper, more profound reason for this craving for acceptance and glory. Put simply, it's because all writers are fat… — Chancery Stone Copy Share Image
Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“I think there have been a lot of writers who’ve been experimenting lately with really sprawling novels that will deal with a… — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
No creator in modern times is going to stick around with a concept for 20 years. There are simply too many alternatives… — Chris Claremont Copy Share Image
All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love -- and most of all, an audience! — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“At 6 A.M., I quit email because that's what writers do if they want to get some motherfucking writing done.” — Heather Havrilesky Copy Share Image
Censorship is the thing that stops you doing what you want to do, and what writers want to talk about is what… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Writers want recognition, audience, some corroboration that all those hours at the desk and in daydreams add up to something in the… — Alison Hawthorne Deming Copy Share Image
All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support. — Felice Picano Copy Share Image
The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
TV is the place that writers want to be. When you don't have a very strong indie market going on, talented writers… — Ayelet Zurer Copy Share Image
Less really is more. It's a tendency of beginning writers to want to prove what they're talking about by going too far… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
What politicians want and what creative writers want will always be profoundly different, because I'm afraid all politicians, of whatever hue, want… — David Hare Copy Share Image
I think writers always want to be taken seriously as writers, but it's not always possible. There's a difference between persistence and… — Chris Kraus Copy Share Image
