Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight. — James Thurber Copy Share Image
I am always trying to stick my emotions into people and things with no emotion. — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
“He finished his drink. 'I don’t like mornings either,' he said. “That’s why I’m a writer.” — Dorothy B. Hughes Copy Share Image
You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writers in the world. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“A writer who can't follow submission guidelines is like a pilot without a plane... ain't gonna get very far!” — Jo Linsdell Copy Share Image
Success has affected my self-definition in that I have more money. Writers pooh-pooh that idea, but it's a huge deal. — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
Many writers who have had to deal with the subject of atrocity can't face it head-on. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I don't think she is underappreciated, certainly not among writers, but Alice Munro is the classic underappreciated writer among readers. It is… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I'm such a huge fan of fan fiction, to me it's a great way for readers to become writers. It's like putting… — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
As a writer I am a virtual pain in the ass. Not only do I unearth the family skeletons, I polish them… — Yust Lundberg Copy Share Image
“I, sole heir to the Munodi line and memory, am childless. A friend who knows such things has told me that this… — Rikki Ducornet Copy Share Image
I started my blog in 2002. That was pre-MySpace, pre-Facebook. That was back before newspapers realized they were going out of business.… — Tucker Max 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
“Storytelling is ultimately the only way that we know besides song, dance, painting, and music to share with our tribesmen what it… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“His only part in the story: to observe and remember the chain of events. Not all of us will be cast in… — Emily St. John Mandel Copy Share Image
The true experimenters are there but no-one hears about them - the critical/review system tends to concentrate on the handful of 'major'… — John Scott Copy Share Image
Music and literature have always and continue to be massive influences. Writers such as Seamus Heaney and Frank McGuinness. I have always… — Bronagh Gallagher Copy Share Image
“All forms of writing are an act of conception; writing must lead to creation. Each time that we write, we begin again.… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
The general public doesn't expect romance authors to be Harvard graduates. Which is funny, because there are actually quite a lot of… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
I absolutely don't write for women - far, far from it. It's so not what I want to do. Some of the… — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
“Although my road to writing seems like it may have come easily, there were a few bumps in that road. I didn’t… — Nina Jean Slack Copy Share Image
“Well, writing novels is incredibly simple: an author sits down…and writes. Granted, most writers I know are a bit strange. Some, downright… — Christopher Hopper Copy Share Image
You can’t learn to write in college. It’s a very bad place for writers because the teachers always think they know more… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
How many writers in history have ever been as famous as Stephen King? He casts an awfully long shadow. — Christopher Golden Copy Share Image
“Because we were both writers and both worked at home our days were filled with the sound of each other's voice” — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“I think that it's only natural that readers become writers. You can only learn so much before you have to share it… — Geary Davis Copy Share Image
“In a world that devalues creativity, writers stand in a courageous place.” — Greg Sushinsky Copy Share Image
With comedy, I think it's so important, especially in TV, to know and trust what the writers are writing and just have… — Jay Harrington Copy Share Image
Most writers have very little that's important or valuable to offer; most of them are just repeating each other. — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
I think writers are the most narcissistic people. Well, I musn't say this, I like many of them, a great many of… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
The greatest writers have been, at heart, parochial, provincial in their rootedness. — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect. — Ricky Jay Copy Share Image
Even though I think writers can sometimes thrive from being misread. It can give them something to push off of. — Matthew Specktor Copy Share Image
“An introspective man who doesn’t keep a diary consigns himself to a special hell” — Tim Lucas Copy Share Image
“Just because everybody uses language, that doesn't mean that they can write even tolerable prose.” — Stephen Jones Copy Share Image
Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
All good communal storytelling comes from the sagas and arguments within the writers room. — Chris Claremont Copy Share Image
“I wish my brain had an off switch. Maybe that way I could get some sleep.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
I love co-writing. That whole process is a challenge in that good writers are pushing you. — Lauren Daigle Copy Share Image
