Now one of the most essential branches of English liberty, is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle;… — James Otis Copy Share Image
I have written my life in small sketches, a little today, a little yesterday... I look back on my life as a… — Grandma Moses Copy Share Image
Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost? — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“Most of us will. We'll choose knowledge no matter what, we'll maim ourselves in the process, we'll stick our hands into the… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
My favorite subject in high school was English. I love reading and writing, and I felt really supported in this subject, and… — Christie Laing Copy Share Image
“A writer writes regardless... even though... notwithstanding... despite... at any rate... anyhow... nevertheless... in the face of... undeterred by... heedless of... and… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
For all forms, writing dialogue is almost like writing music. I pay close attention to rhythms and tones. — Sefi Atta Copy Share Image
For the last few years I've tried to force myself to write at least one page every day, which doesn't sound like… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
America is indeed a revelation, though not quite the one that was planned. Given a clean slate, man, it was hoped, would… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
“People keep asking me ...How to instantly become a better writer? It’s simple: Use "power words" and see for yourself.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
So here is why I write what I do: We all have futures. We all have pasts. We all have stories. And… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
I write very rarely. Only, in fact, when the sheet of paper suffers an existential crisis and threatens, if I don't surrender… — Kiki Dimoula Copy Share Image
My little notebooks were beginnings - they were the ground into which I dropped the seed... I would work in this way… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
“Instead of telling our valuable stories, we seek safety in abstractions, speaking to each other about our opinions, ideas, and beliefs rather… — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
Books should confuse. Literature abhors the typical. Literature flows to the particular, the mundane, the greasiness of paper, the taste of warm… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I'm addicted to my BlackBerry. I get made fun of a lot in the writer's room for being on it constantly. I'm… — BJ Novak Copy Share Image
TV is the place for writers to live. This is where you have creative control and you're constantly writing. 'Twilight' had almost… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Good taste cannot supply the place of genius in literature, for the best proof of taste, when there is no genius, would… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
“Someone once told me people write down stories because they would like to forget, and those who read are those who would… — John Zelazny Copy Share Image
Good preparation is key for me. Nowadays everyone is an actor slash writer, slash this, slash that, its cool; and you can… — Jaime Zevallos Copy Share Image
“A man who writes a book, thinks himself wiser or wittier than the rest of mankind; he supposes that he can instruct… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I write in the most classical French because this form is necessary for my novels: to translate the murky, floating, unsettling atmosphere… — Patrick Modiano Copy Share Image
What I like about the internet, what I see there is that its much more democratic. I have much more control, and… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
