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I had achieved the most important things in my life when I married Joan and had the sons. Given the choice between… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
There are so many different kinds of writing and so many ways to work that the only rule is this: do what… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
In a lot of senses, things are definitely changing in my life, and with what's going on around me. But I still… — Angel Olsen Copy Share Image
The poet's first rule must be never to bore his readers; and his best way of keeping this rule is never to… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
Turkey is a complex country. Most readers are women, of all generations, and they are passionate about books. However, the written culture… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
Thinking about writing as an act of celebration is sometimes a helpful framework for me. It allows me to prioritize what I… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
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If you want to be a writer, write. Write and write and write. If you stop, start again. Save everything that you… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
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I had a column in high school for our school newspaper. I enjoy writing. — Kyle Korver Copy Share Image
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I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children. — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
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Here's what I didn't know when I was starting out that I now know…I thought when you were starting out it was… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
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It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself...It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon,… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
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