I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I… — Mika Copy Share Image
“virus writers lack the basic social and moral values and the “well-formed consciousness” that are the hallmarks of civilized modern societies.” — Peter H. Gregory Copy Share Image
The beginning of human knowledge is through the senses, and the fiction writer begins where the human perception begins. He appeals through… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
“drill one hole after another into [language] until that which lurks behind, be it something or nothing, starts seeping through – I… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion. — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
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I binge write. I think it's because I started seriously writing by participating in National Novel Writing Month, an online-based challenge to… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
I think the Internet really sussed things into perspective. Because twelve years ago, I could spend my days on writing and running… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
Like any kind of writing, there are good days and frustrating days. But even frustrating days can be rewarding sometimes. — Ethan Coen Copy Share Image
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Race as a subject only comes about because of what I look like. If I say something truthfully, people say "Oh, she's… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
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If a reader comes across a story that makes them cry, you can be sure that the writer felt every single thing… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“You know you’re getting somewhere as a writer when the rejection letters mean as much as spam in your inbox.” — Jason E. Hodges Copy Share Image
I was once arrested with [Allen] Ginsburg. He was a big help to me. He was one of the few people who… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
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Actually the writer is the most important part of the filmmaking process. That's why I never hesitate in giving credit to a… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
I find it fascinating that Paul [the apostol], writing to the Galatians, responds to the question, "What does it mean to live… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
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Good writers hate bad writing but hating bad writing doesn’t make you good. Writing badly does. — Dan Harmon Copy Share Image
Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference… — Frederick Jackson Turner Copy Share Image
I do not wanna write a song like 'Coathanger' so Andrew Breitbart can rage against me on his web site. It's not… — Graham Parker Copy Share Image
I was coming back from Tel Aviv recently, and we had forty minutes of bumps. I got so scared I grabbed a… — Daniela Pestova Copy Share Image
I began seeing certain things happen in my life and other people's lives and getting inspired by it and writing about it.… — Joyner Lucas Copy Share Image
What I often do when I'm writing, if I can't find that story, I go out and I hunt for it. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I'm not that guy who thinks I have all the answers. Writing is a means of communicating, and if enough people say,… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I don't have to change anything. I think that's the secret to comedy. You want to be universal and appeal to everyone.… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
We live" writes Pursewarden somewhere, "lives based upon selected fictions. Our view of reality is conditioned by our position in space and… — Lawrence Durrell Copy Share Image
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I was writing music when we finished the last Walkmen record, Heaven, and a few of these songs may have even been… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
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![“drill one hole after another into [language] until that which lurks behind, be it something or nothing, starts seeping through – I cannot imagine a higher goal for today’s writer.” quote by Samuel Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/17b/samuel-beckett-365_goals_drill-one-hole-after-another-into-langua_119158.jpg)
![“I was once arrested with [Allen] Ginsburg. He was a big help to me. He was one of the few people who read unknown writer's work. Maybe he was just hustling me. He liked to flirt, Allen. They called him a monster but he was only falling in love.” quote by Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d12/hunter-s-thompson-278_arrested_i-was-once-arrested-with-allen-ginsburg_119642.jpg)
![“I find it fascinating that Paul [the apostol], writing to the Galatians, responds to the question, "What does it mean to live in Christ?" by saying, "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."” quote by John Shelby Spong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/48e/john-shelby-spong-1488_christ_i-find-it-fascinating-that-paul-the-apos_119928.jpg)
