“You can be a good painter if you study Cézanne's vision. Whoever dares to copy Van Gogh falls inevitably into the hell… — Zbigniew Herbert Copy Share Image
“Writing is a series of verbal suggestions designed to provoke a psychological reaction and an aesthetic experience.” — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“A writer’s voice emanates from their interest and compulsions that absorbs them completely. Only by fully committing himself or herself to a… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“The challenge of a journalist is to condense a thousand thoughts into a single sound bite. The challenge of an author is… — Charles A. Cornell Copy Share Image
“You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“How do you feel when you read stuff written by dead authors? A visit by a ghost?” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Writing had become a constant partner. She had become my muse. The moments of my madness made me crave her. She was… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
“An author’s operating charter is to unearth embedded symbols that reflect complementary and inconsistent relationships of our collective assemblage, combine harmonizing and… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“So I write thoughts and emotions Taking birth in words And dying unsung in words! Words stitched together To give meaning to… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
“we write every day, we fight every day, we think and scheme and dream a little dream every day. manuscripts pile up… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Non-fiction can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies.” — V.S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
“A shaman and a writer each serve as their communities’ seers by engaging in extraordinary acts of conscientious study of the past… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Don't believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is true” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Always carry with you a pen and a notebook or a journal to write the thoughts that flashes in a moments.” — Lailah GiftyAkita Copy Share Image
“A person gathers all their resources to compose a foursquare philosophy for surviving each day, an engagement driving at a union of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Every one of the big breakthroughs in the art of literature have possibly started as what many would call a ludicrous or… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
“She asked me "what is it about these people - the silent ones, the thinking ones, and the brooding ones why do… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
“Storytelling creates a healing serum. The thematic unguent of our personal story represents a fusion of the ineffable truths that each of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“A chef’s magic is his ingredients, how he can substitute one for another, then break with convention by changing it all around… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
“I believe you can consider yourself a successful prose writer when the number of words you put on a page each day… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image