Many people don't know that New Jersey is a fertile breeding ground for writers, some of them quite renowned. And I would… — Sharon Kay Penman Copy Share Image
Some of my favorite shows are ones where the characters are vile and human and flawed. That's what makes me want to… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be a literary writer. I wanted to be an entertainer. All I wanted was to give what a… — M.C. Beaton Copy Share Image
In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and… — Sara Paretsky Copy Share Image
Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
I'm exhausted from the nonexistent bullshit my mind makes up. To suffer from imagination rather than from reality has got to be… — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
Readers have a loyalty that cannot be matched anywhere else in the creative arts, which explains why so many writers who have… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I think in the 'Deadpool' franchise, the writers are really good at distilling the good stuff and applying that to the material… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
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Writers that pretend to be in the throes of some kind of genius-demon, some kind of possessing spirit that refuses to let… — Matt Fraction Copy Share Image
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I know writers have to be crazy. But more than that that, they have to get made and stay mad. If things… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
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“Sensitive people care when the world doesn't because we understand waiting to be rescued and no one shows up. We have rescued… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
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“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world." [ Speech upon being awarded the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Luckily I haven't fallen into the trap, which has claimed so many writers, of living from day to day thinking 'Ah, I'll… — Amelie Nothomb Copy Share Image
The truth of it is, writers do have peculiar relationships with their characters. They are our children in more senses than one.… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
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That's the thing about fiction writers: what seems alarming or particular or perverse about them is simply the shape of their brain… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
As far as personal philosophies go, I think you should know your ending. I know that's radically different from a lot of… — Jonathan Hickman Copy Share Image
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There are so many reasons why, for me, writing is superior to acting. One of them is anonymity. Writers can live relatively… — Evangeline Lilly 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
I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Writers are lucky. Whatever the mood, no matter the longing, the writer can use his words to connect himself to any world… — Alan Zweibel Copy Share Image
For almost anyone who chooses to be a writer, since so very few writers are able to learn a living from their… — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
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Canada has always been a great place for literature. It's strong and growing stronger, and there will always be reading, and there… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
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![“I’ve often envied those writers in the Western world who can peacefully practice their craft and earn a living thereby… What [the authorities here] cannot stand is that a writer should give voice to the voiceless or organize them for action. In short, they do not want literature on the streets!” quote by KEN SARO WIWA written to PEN Center USA from his prison cell in Nigeria shortly before his execution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/ken-saro-wiwa-written-to-pen-c_life_i-ve-often-envied-those-writers-in-the-w_666848.jpg)
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