The subject’s pulse increased on contact,” he said. “Don’t write that. — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
When you make a decision to write according to a set schedule and really stick to it, you find yourself writing very… — Francoise Sagan Copy Share Image
“The prose,” Robespierre said. “It’s so clean, no conceits, no show, no wit. He means every word. Formerly, you see, he meant… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
WIDE, the margin between carte blanche and the white page. Nevertheless it is not in the margin that you can find me,… — Edmond Jabes Copy Share Image
There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I busted out of the place in a hurry and went to a saloon and drank beer and said that for the… — Jimmy Breslin Copy Share Image
“Finding your passion is the key to your success. - Tracy Kauffman” — Tracy Kauffman Copy Share Image
Worst part of being a writer: having to tell my toddler that I can't play with her because I'm working. Keep in… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
“Writing poetry is a passion, ignited by thoughts, fueled by ink. A way to travel through another mind, where souvenirs of tears… — Renee Dixon Copy Share Image
Increasingly, those who used to teach and write critical or theoretical texts are writing fiction, poetry and so on; and kinds of… — Nicholas Royle Copy Share Image
All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to write, and all those who have the time don't… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
I'm running out of time, and a Western is America's answer to a Greek tragedy, so that's what we did. [Kiefer] hired… — Donald Sutherland Copy Share Image
A writer has to stand outside the page. It's not for the writer to shed tears onto the pages for these characters.… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
I think my music being referred to as "cinematic" has a lot to do with people just not being used to listening… — Patrick Watson Copy Share Image
[Writing is like fishing]. You don't bow because you made the fish. That's the difference. If you know that, then you bow… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
“Some of the best books published every year are penned by talented writers whose identity the public will never know.” — Richard Castle Copy Share Image
“Each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained.” — Thomas M. Cirignano Copy Share Image
See, the thing is, as a writer you are free. You are about the freest person that ever was. Your freedom is… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“She had a brief affair with a novelist, W. L. River, whose Death of a Young Man had been published several years… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
All writing is in fact cut-ups. A collage of words read heard overheard. What else? — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
In 25 years of writing novels, I've never had anything that felt like writer's block. — Richard Powers Copy Share Image
The only time I write with someone else is with one of my friends but I write everything myself. — Sabrina Claudio Copy Share Image
The parallel circumstances and kindred images to which we readily conform our minds are, above all other writings, to be found in… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The ancient commission of the writer has not changed. He is charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
I think we have a great deal of mythology around writing. We believe that only a few people can really do it.… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
I love teaching poetry writing. Students come into the class thinking poetry has to be one way, then leave having created pieces… — Cate Marvin Copy Share Image
For me, it's important that a movie is the congregate of all art forms, from writing to art composition to music to… — Mick Garris Copy Share Image
It is a fairly serious thing that you're doing if you're writing about people who are still alive and who still have… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
Writings survive the years; it is by writings that you know Agamemnon, and those who fought for or against him. [Lat., Scripta… — Ovid Copy Share Image
Writing every book is like a purge; at the end of it one is empty ... like a dry shell on the… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
“the whole Bible is itself a missional phenomenon. The writings that now comprise our Bible are themselves the product of and witness… — Christopher J.H. Wright Copy Share Image
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He pretended it was the only thing that kept him from it. But, far back in his mind, he wondered if he… — Richard Matheson Copy Share Image
I've found through experience that I'm only good when I'm writing something that, in essence, only I could write. The times I've… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
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![“[Writing is like fishing]. You don't bow because you made the fish. That's the difference. If you know that, then you bow for your labor.You crafted, you worked, you put in those hours so that you could catch that fish. But you didn't make that fish. You just caught the fish. That will help you…” quote by Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/435/sandra-cisneros-862_bows_writing-is-like-fishing-you-don-t-bow-be_3194134.jpg)
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