On tour, it's hard to do much writing, but if I'm on a deadline, I find a way. — Davy Rothbart Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the rules of writing get in the way of a good story told.” — Jason E. Hodges Copy Share Image
In general, a writer would like to think that the best book that he has written is the book that he is… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
I've got an original graphic novel called 'The Indian and the Bandit' that I'm writing with a childhood friend. — Michael McMillian Copy Share Image
There are parts in albums where I wrote a lot of the lyrics. There are parts on albums where Steve wrote a… — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
Women do not always have to write about women, or gay men about gay men. Indeed, something good and new might happen… — Kathryn Hughes Copy Share Image
The difficulty in the way of writing a children's play is that Barrie was born too soon. Many people must have felt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Do you wait for things to happen, or do you make them happen yourself? I believe in writing your own story.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's just hard," Harry said finally, in a low voice, "to realize he won't write me again — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Even at the worst of times, when nothing goes right, when the prose is clumsy and the ideas feel stale, at least… — Melissa Scott Copy Share Image
Writing a book is about me doing the work to get from the obsessive particular to something that reaches out of that… — Lucy Corin Copy Share Image
Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
When you can write music that endures, bravo. Until then, keep quiet and study the work of those who can. — Jennifer Donnelly 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
Writers have a job to do. Editors do, too. You have to stand ground and cede ground on a case by case… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
I am opposed to writing about the private lives of living authors and psychoanalyzing them while they are alive. Criticism is getting… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
There have been a lot of stories written about me, some of them fantastically distorted. — Judy Garland Copy Share Image
I often use humor as a tool in my writing, and sometimes that works and sometimes it sits alone just as a… — Hannes Holm Copy Share Image
I think I approach all of my writing in the same way. I mean, it's my job, and I'm committed to it.… — T Cooper Copy Share Image
People expect me to be, first and foremost, a storyteller. I lead by telling stories. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I've been Catholic all my life, and there's one thing I've never understood. Why didn't the Corinthians write back? — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I really don't want somebody writing something positive about me if they don't believe in it. I'd rather somebody write something real… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I have been definitely influenced more by Latin American writers than by any other type of writer. They are very close in… — Jessica Hagedorn Copy Share Image
I feel like I learn every day how I can be a better producer or writer or storyteller. The thing that keeps… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
It's very hard to deal with true subject matter, especially when you're writing about such weighty issues. — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
When you pick up a book, everyone knows it's imaginary. You don't have to pretend it's not a book. We don't have… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don’t fall.” — Henry Mosquera Copy Share Image
Some of the best fiction writers got their start writing airline menus. — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
I think that if there can be considered racism it's to do with the lack of opportunities for writers and producers and… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
I was pregnant with my daughter when I started writing my first thriller, so I guess you could blame hormones. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
I write because writing is the gift God has given me to help people in the world. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Fiction writers learn about the development of metaphor, the use of rhythm, the way that language is compacted in order to express… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
I like English, and I like writing essays, and that kind of stuff. — Abigail Breslin Copy Share Image
There are some writers who don't write about people who do jobs. I'm not going to name them, but you watch one… — Jed Mercurio Copy Share Image
You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart. — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
