“All writers are readers first, and all of us write the sort of books we want to read.” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“This story was a story of our time. And a writer's attempts not to fathom his time amount but to sounding his… — Louis Zukofsky Copy Share Image
“Every writer in this book has a slightly different process, but they all start with the same thing: a blank page.” — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
I don't think that writers have any responsibility to be good neighbors to the audience. — Jez Butterworth Copy Share Image
Indonesian writers are so far behind in terms of global exposure compared with the Philippines and Japanese writers. — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
“Words I write... go through my mind, like tasting fine wine on the lips.” — Jennifer Webb Copy Share Image
Most writers can tell stories of how their books failed to be made into films. — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
Honestly, I haven't the time to read contemporary writers. I know this is awful, but in the main it is true. — William Golding Copy Share Image
Women writers are often conflated with their narrators - as if we can't consciously construct fictional worlds from the ground up and… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
I like writers who can show me worlds I know nothing about, but my favorites are those who create characters or worlds… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
All writers have strengths and weaknesses. I am terrified of being boring, so I write short, compressed stories that sometimes don't give… — Susan Cheever Copy Share Image
We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need… — Lisa Gardner Copy Share Image
“What are they like, writers, in your mind: it may seem strange, but initially it’s not about writing. A writer is someone… — Christian Bobin Copy Share Image
I do have a lot of time for people in my life, and friendship is a very important subject for me. I… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
How I envy writers who can work on aeroplanes or in hotel rooms. On the run I can produce an article or… — John Banville Copy Share Image
Peaky' is a very personal thing for me because it's based on stories that I was told as a kid by my… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
Being in writers' rooms turns you feral. You are swearing, you are going to very dark, mean places. You start out in… — Maria Semple Copy Share Image
“An author is similar to an actor. They play many characters in their lives—photographer, nurse, dancer, doctor, writer, etc. As an author,… — Mischa Temaul Copy Share Image
If I'm going to do a big film, I'm very choosy about what I do, because I think I want to continue… — James Duval Copy Share Image
Popularizing - much less venturing beyond one's secure turf - was frowned upon for many years. I think I probably internalized the… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
I think a writer's job is to provoke questions. I like to think that if someone's read a book of mine, they've… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“Writers use both their blood and their brains to explore the darkest recesses of their pooling self. Writing allows us to harness… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Writers. For some reason, a lot of you reject what you hear and see in your heads. If you go too long… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Of John Le Carre's books, I've only read 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,' and I haven't read anything by… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
People who go on to be writers are those who can forgive themselves the horror of the first draft. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I think I'm attracted to writers who tell us something about ourselves. — Garry Hynes Copy Share Image
All writers write about the past, and I try to make it come alive so you can see what happened. — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
“...it's not the stories - it's the pain and the joy and the people who stay with you long after the stories… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
I saw the poet in you when it was obvious that your type of women were all broken and were those who… — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
I think marriage is one of those things that writers draw on, one of those emotional reservoirs that go way back. — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds'… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“Good writers don’t moralize, nor do they preach, but they do create longing for the true and the beautiful.” — Douglas Bond Copy Share Image
Writers would be warm, loyal, and otherwise terrific people-if only they'd stop writing. — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
“As a writer, I am not opposed to killing off villains. That's not the kind of later biting in the ass I… — Gabbo De La Parra Copy Share Image
“¿No escribe uno acaso para entenderse mejor a sí mismo y al mundo?” — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers. — Patricia MacLachlan Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you just have to hold each other’s hands and walk through it all.” — A.D. Posey Copy Share Image
I think that writers of literary fiction would do well to read more books for children. — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
Writers learn their craft, above all, from the work of other writers. From reading. — Marie Arana Copy Share Image
“There is nothing like been consumed by the blazing fire of untold story.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
