The writer knows his own worth, and to be overvalued can confuse and destroy him as an artist. — Charles R. Jackson Copy Share Image
I obviously felt a very strong need to be a part of a family. Looking at trains and thinking 'These kids are… — Goldie Copy Share Image
“The seeker after truth is not one who studies the writings of the ancients and, following his natural disposition, puts his trust… — Ibn al-Haytham Copy Share Image
I am a night creature, and I write from midnight till dawn, secluded in my office and surrounded by my collection of… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I write in bed, too. I find it very comforting. I want to sort of, like, crawl in a fetal position if… — Molly Ringwald Copy Share Image
I made a very good living as a bad writer. I wrote a lot of comedies, 'Diff'rent Strokes,' 'Facts of Life,' while… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
If I'm writing a radio thing that's narrative, it's quite nice to stop for an hour and write a load of garbage… — Tim Key Copy Share Image
I have a website because it's an interesting tool, very - and quite unexpectedly - useful for my work. It's become an… — John Howe Copy Share Image
“The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Film is not like a book; it's not a writer's baby at all. So many people have put in their talent, by… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
It's weird because my parents don't really understand my business. I get fan mail all day long, but if a piece happens… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
It's no good looking to writers for definitions of what constitutes proper writing, because you will drive yourself crazy, and you won't… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
I'm trying to write something in which you know that it's all about sex but you never see any. — David Hare Copy Share Image
When you find a writer who really is saying something to you, read everything that writer has written and you will get… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
There is nothing like literature: I lose a cow, I write about her death, and my writing pays me enough to buy… — Jules Renard Copy Share Image
I think many poets, including myself, write both for the voice and for the page. I certainly write for the person alone… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
I think at the start of writing it was less intense topics, and then once I broke the seal I was more… — Luke Hemmings Copy Share Image
“Because at night when others are sleeping, I drown myself in poetry.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
I have no interest in problematizing things. So what I am writing to is that simple sense of being human in myself. — Ayad Akhtar Copy Share Image
One of the most important differences I see between prose and poetry is the music of the language. — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started… — Cyndi Lauper Copy Share Image
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a… — William Strunk, Jr Copy Share Image
My writing partner, Nicki, and I became obsessed with a monologist who performs unscripted shows equipped with nothing more than scribbled bullet… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
You won't make a living writing until you learn to write when you don't want to. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
“It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.” — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“P.S. It's not schizophrenia, it's creativity, there is a difference. My voices go away after I let them tell their stories.” — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
When you're writing in first person, like I do, you can't give a fluffy version of someone's thoughts because even the most… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
Hemingway sucks. If I set out to write that way, it would have been been hollow and lifeless because it wasn't me. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Moreover, this earlier tradition has a different view of Christ than the one that Paul explicates elsewhere in his surviving writings. Here,… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
The place I write best is at the Angell Hall computer center on the University of Michigan campus, where I went to… — Davy Rothbart Copy Share Image
How infinitely happier and more grateful is the whole personality or spirit when it finds something nourishing in art or writing or… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
I'm well-read as far as literary fiction, but I wanted to make better decisions about my writing, to use words or phrases… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
The difference between the casual impression and the intensified image is about as great as that separating the average business letter from… — Harry Callahan Copy Share Image
I have an open mind - - I read, I study, I study your work and the work of other people with… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
