Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés. — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
People will sometimes say, "Why don't you write more politics?" And I have to explain to them that writing the lives of… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
“Writer’s want to write something that’ll live forever. I don’t. What do I care if my writing lives forever if I won’t?… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
What interests me very much as a writer is the ability for writing to have our lives to be occupied so vividly… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
It is not histories I am writing, but lives; and in the most glorious deeds there is not always an indication of… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
The domestic lives we live - which may be accidental, or not entirely of our making - help to make possible our… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Real novelists, those we admire, those we consider timeless in their language and character and scene, those who receive accolades for inventive… — Susan Straight Copy Share Image
My life wasn't always smooth sailing. Two members of my family were diagnosed with cancer, so I spent a lot of time… — Hannah Tinti Copy Share Image
