Was not writing poetry a secret transaction, a voice answering a voice? — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“Writing is easy: just stare at the screen of your computer until a tear drops on your keyboard.” — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
For me, I wanted to write a book about getting into comedy. That's what I wanted to write. — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's part of any endeavour, not just writing. — Roddy Doyle Copy Share Image
We're not one thing, as human beings, so any character that is written uni-dimensional, that's just a shallow character with shallow writing… — Kari Matchett Copy Share Image
“Reading is being present yesterday and tomorrow, but not right now. Traveling is being present right now, but not right here. Writing… — Sonnia Kemmer Copy Share Image
“No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys the writing, even if he doesn’t get paid for it.” — Irwin Shaw Copy Share Image
It was very interesting time to be in England. Even at that point [John] Lennon and [Paul] McCartney influenced my writing. I… — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
“For me God existed in Primo Levi's writing, in the moments of reprieve he described when one human granted another respect in… — Kaylie Jones Copy Share Image
I'm grateful for being able to explore different avenues of my writing, whether it be music or stories, and it have an… — Coy Bowles Copy Share Image
Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest… — Thurston Moore Copy Share Image
When I got hurt, I wanted to develop my skills from a storytelling perspective, do the work, read books. Develop things. To… — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
I love writing about men. To get by in the world you have to know how men think. Not that all guys… — Bonnie Jo Campbell Copy Share Image
With Halloween, the director was this genius wonder boy who was the writer, director, producer, along with his girlfriend. They were this… — P. J. Soles Copy Share Image
Thinking about writing as an act of celebration is sometimes a helpful framework for me. It allows me to prioritize what I… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
The Holocaust is a central event in many people's lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century. There cannot… — Aharon Appelfeld Copy Share Image
I think as the world changes, we have to keep up. We have to note what is happening, and I think writing… — Lee Smith Copy Share Image
Writing fiction is not a profession that leaves one well-disposed toward reading fiction. One starts out loving books and stories, and then… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Don’t you ever get scared?” I ask. “Of what?” She says. “Of not being good enough.” “You mean at writing?” L’il asks.… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
Translated literature can be fascinating. There's something so intriguing about reading the text second hand - a piece of prose that has… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image