Before novels written by women were relegated to their own 'genre,' I was introduced to Jane Smiley by a dear professor who… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I am such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano. — Elton John Copy Share Image
I am often asked why I write, and I don't know really--I just want to. — John Ashbery Copy Share Image
I plot as I go. Many novelists write an outline that has almost as many pages as their ultimate book. Others knock… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
I think it's important to find out who all the writers were and make sure everyone gets a fair cut - but… — Becky Hill Copy Share Image
To say that I enjoyed writing... is like saying I enjoy having fingers and toes. It's difficult to imagine life without them. — Dennis Covington Copy Share Image
The funny thing in France is that writers are not allowed to retire, because the French government say you are still earning… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
When I started to write culinary mysteries, I did it because nobody was doing it anymore. — Diane Mott Davidson Copy Share Image
What's the trick to writing a genuinely funny comedy? The trick is therapy. Take notes. — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
Writing from a teen's perspective is easy as pie. At least I've actually been a teen. I've never been a woman, or… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I don't write a great song every day. I don't write a great song every couple weeks. It comes in such random… — Macklemore Copy Share Image
A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true. — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
I think it is our job as poets to refuse the terms that society so often sets for usefulness. That, for instance,… — Matthew Zapruder Copy Share Image
It's not my intention to be understood. I will continue writing for a readership that is fundamentally local. Because if you want… — Sarnath Banerjee Copy Share Image
There were times in the writing of Ninth House' where I thought, have I gone too far?' — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
I feel like I can be infinitely inspired because New York is huge. There's always a new street I can go to,… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
I would like to write my next book about what happened to critical intelligence in America and how it's been undermined by… — Peter Breggin Copy Share Image
“Honestly...this is why I write. I write to get the happy ending I sometimes feel is eluding me. I write for my… — Debora Dennis Copy Share Image
Nobody ever stopped reading E. B. White or V. S. Pritchett because the writing was too good. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
It is customary for the writer to sneer that Hollywood has traduced their book. Well, I adore my film. — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
