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
