“I realized Jack [Kerouac] was deeply committed to writing. Kesey was just as deeply committed to living and experiencing the lives of… — Sterling Lord Copy Share Image
I just kind of talk about what's happening in my life and it's kind of like a therapy session. Usually something good… — Loren Gray Copy Share Image
Writers and intellectuals have a duty to humanity. It is to insist that the human entity remains the primary asset in overall… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
I'm a planner, an organizer. I write things down because you can visually check them off and see progress. Writing things down… — Will Grier Copy Share Image
I think that if you look at all of the books that have ever been written about people working in the White… — Alyssa Mastromonaco Copy Share Image
I don't write my own publicity materials, I just read 'em and give 'em the OK. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I think each of us can, through our writing, discover our super power — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Payne sought clarification. “Vertical or horizontal?” “Horizontal, of course.” “Sorry but I can’t help you.” “Will you pipe down for a minute?… — Ed Lynskey Copy Share Image
When I was at UCLA, a professor there encouraged me to write, and so I looked into specializing in creative writing in… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
You need more than a beginning if you're going to start a book. If all you have is a beginning, then once… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The most radical, audacious thing to think is that there might be some point to working hard and thinking hard and reading… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have to go with what comes naturally to me. Fantasy isn't my thing. I did enjoy the Oz books when I… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I was told many times that my writing was either too Korean - or not Korean enough. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
It's a bit cliche, but you can't go wrong by writing what you know. Even if you're a horrible writer, your own… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
...It's an unmeetable level of writing. But even if it's something I feel like I can't ever attain, it doesn't crush my… — Paul Banks Copy Share Image
“As someone else once said, "Write what you know". Well I know very little, so I write, and illustrate, Nonsense.” — Paul H Tubb Copy Share Image
“Two opinion pieces written by local author Catherine Lim in The Straits Times in 1994 were good examples of the political climate… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I always counsel aspiring novelists that passion is the most important quality for a writer to possess - technique can be taught,… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
I want to keep growing as a writer. I find myself doing unexpected projects and sort of challenging my idea of where… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody. — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
Clary screamed out loud as he fell like a stone- And landed lightly on his feet just in front of her. Clary… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Sometimes I might go too far with the pretentious references, which I might not do again. But when you're writing, you're sitting… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
