“Writing a nonfiction book should primarily be about establishing credibility and authority in a specific domain.” — Hassan Osman Copy Share Image
I did not want to follow Chi Udayashankerji; now Yogaraj Bhat does not want to follow me in writing lyrics. — Hamsalekha Copy Share Image
Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does. — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I loved 'Everybody Loves Raymond' because I like Ray and I thought it was beautifully cast, I thought it was great writing.… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
The writer will write in his or her words, but the readers, even when they are not reading you, will take it… — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
If I'm going to direct a horror movie, I'd have to be the one writing it, because I have to make it… — Pollyanna McIntosh Copy Share Image
My goal is to write stories that are connected, but not sequels in any meaningful sense. Like Howard's Conan tales or Leiber's… — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
“There were no absolutes in fiction, no certain way to deliver what was needed. So it was no surprise most technical writers… — S.A. Reid Copy Share Image
“But it wasn't the right season to lift off. Not yet. I sat in my apartment and looked out over the city,… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
When I'm not shooting, I love going on adventures with friends. I love zip-lining through rainforests and different natural habitats, and I… — Max Schneider Copy Share Image
I was writing everything. I grew up in Albany, New York, and I was never any farther west than Syracuse, and I… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
On international relations, Eleanor Roosevelt really takes a great shocking leadership position on the World Court. In fact, it amuses me. The… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
“I once heard an author describe writing as taking bits and pieces of her experiences and observations, then she questions, dissects, and… — Laurie Brown Copy Share Image
Anyone who has the temerity to write about Jane Austen is aware of [two] facts: first, that of all great writers she… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“To have touched the feet of Christ is no excuse for mistakes in punctuation. If a man writes well only when he's… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
When I was a little boy in short pants, I dreamed about a miraculous ointment that would make me invisible. Then I… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
I researched fiction writing for months before I taught my first class, much of it looking for strong techniques from bestselling authors. — James Thayer Copy Share Image
I sing because I love singing. I perform because I love performing. I write because I actually enjoy writing. — Ne-Yo Copy Share Image
I remember when I was younger, there was a well-known writer who used to dart down the back way whenever saw me… — Robert E. Sherwood Copy Share Image
“Somewhere along the way we all go a bit mad. So burn, let go and dive into the horror, because maybe it’s… — robert m drake Copy Share Image
“...{N}othing is harder for the developing writer than overcoming his anxiety that he is fooling himself and cheating or embarrassing his family… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive. — Alex Turner Copy Share Image
Written with passion, honesty, humor, and a stubborn, rebellious optimism, Dear Marcus is like nothing I've ever read. When a bullet in… — Shalom Auslander Copy Share Image
“JEAN I need him like the axe needs the turkey. HARRINGTON Don't be vulgar, Jean. Let us be crooked, but never common.” — Preston Sturges Copy Share Image
When I'm writing in long hand, it just goes on and on and on. When I was in the saloon business, I… — Malachy McCourt Copy Share Image
What is an artist? He's a man who has antennae, who knows how to hook up to the currents which are in… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
(As) a director who is a writer, I have respect for writers, so I'm less likely to step on an idea or… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I write a lot on airplanes actually because it's completely isolating; there's no one to talk to, there's nothing to do. — Mandy Moore Copy Share Image
My focus is films, and 'Angela's Eyes' is one of those TV projects that has some good TV concepts behind it and… — Lyriq Bent Copy Share Image
Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
“need a poet who can really write. Nowadays it seems like ‘many are gone, and those that live are bad’.12” — Aristophanes Copy Share Image
I always quit while I am still inspired, while I could still write more. Never let the thread run all the way… — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest - I will say the greatest — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
When I am writing alone I try to just write for myself without thinking, like, this will go on a record. — Julien Baker Copy Share Image
I'm writing a film called 'Bug.' It's an original script, and it's not about killer insects. It's a thriller set in a… — Wes Craven Copy Share Image
If you try to write something that's memorable, you'll never get it. Sometimes it's the way the actor says the words that… — Cameron Crowe Copy Share Image
We are all writers and readers as well as communicators with the need at times to please and satisfy ourselves with the… — Roger Angell Copy Share Image
I really recommend that anyone who wants to write have a very physical hobby that takes you away from books and criticism,… — Jo-Ann Mapson Copy Share Image
I began observing, making paintings of my surroundings, taking a vow of silence, listening, composing music, writing, and making time for formal… — John Francis Copy Share Image
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