Ever since I was like 13 and 14 writing music, I said, I have to be able to do different types. Because… — Masked Wolf Copy Share Image
“Before we complicated life with money, machines and missiles we did well with morals, manpower and meetings.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Today it is an amazing, if unexpected, legacy of Star Wars that so many gifted writers are contributing new stories to the… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Each one of us had a little story to tell and each recording was based on that. Lou played all of the… — Phil Harris Copy Share Image
I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I read about writers who have routines. They write at certain times of the day. I can't do that. I am always… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents… — Alexandra Adornetto Copy Share Image
When woman has a newspaper which fear and favor cannot touch, then it will be that she can freely write her own… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
Do not be influenced by the importance of the writer, and whether his learning be great or small, but let the love… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
I think my music being referred to as "cinematic" has a lot to do with people just not being used to listening… — Patrick Watson Copy Share Image
The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction,… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I am fascinated by religion. (That's a completely different thing from believing in it!) It has had such an incalculably huge effect… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Who hasn’t grown up knowing the bitchy cheerleader, a dumb jock, the computer nerd, an overbearing mother, a distant father, a misunderstood… — Karen Wojcik Berner Copy Share Image
Many of us writers tour like a literary Bachman Turner Overdrive. We ain't pretty, but we're on the road. Many of us… — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
I'm beginning to believe that Killer Illiteracy ought to rank near heart disease and cancer as one of the leading causes of… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
“It is for this reason that Aristotle recommends that the writer begin "in the middle of things" and fill in the exposition… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
I was once told by someone wise that writing is perilous as you cannot always guarantee your words will be read in… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
As for what I listen to after writing, it could be anything - but I've noticed that if the current book contains… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
Well, I'm a writer by nature, and I got a little bit - a little taste of a daily fast-paced writing job,… — Victoria Gotti Copy Share Image
Keeping your head down and just writing is only part of the equation, so I surround myself with smart people to help… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
When I first got my record deal, I was like, 'I just want to sing,' and I never put much thought into… — Hilary Duff Copy Share Image
If you want to be an artist, truly try to write what you believe, and if you write when you don't believe… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
In Israel, the role of the writer is dictated by the language in which you write. Writers see themselves as cultural prophets. — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background - which sometimes means doing… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share Image
My younger sister Debby had died of cancer, which started me writing - the sense of life being short. Cancer focuses your… — Meg Rosoff Copy Share Image
“The intimacy of the detail - why The Silence of the Lambs is quite possibly the Thriller Writer's bible.” — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it,… — Robert W. Service Copy Share Image
Naturally, people's image is of a performer, but the reality of it is the writing for me has always been the most… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
My biggest excuse to others and myself was that I had writer's block, as if it was some kind of illness. — Mary Garden Copy Share Image
So when I went to Arista, I had a period of writing where I suddenly was unrestricted. I wasn't writing for a… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
The artist is always engaged in writing a detailed history of the future because he is the only person aware of the… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
I think a lot about writing and I try to read a lot. Being a musician, I don't take the words lightly;… — Steve Gunn Copy Share Image
Obviously, I like to write stories that are page-turners. But I always try my very, very hardest to be as factually true… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
Writers know - especially new writers - [that] a lot of it [creative process] is the prewriting stage, the talking, brainstorming, the… — Jenna Bush Copy Share Image
I guess that would have been 1968. I was a freshman in college and I wasn't writing good poems, but I was… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
I really like writing for specific projects. It's a whole different way of writing when you have certain guidelines and a theme… — Robert Coppola Schwartzman Copy Share Image
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“Sooner or later every writer evolves his own definition of a story. Mine is: A reflection of life plus beginning and end… — Mary O'Hara Copy Share Image
“In a sane world, we would be heroes. Teachers would applaud as we walked into the school. There is the smart one,… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I've wanted to share stories with others the way… — Jennifer Chiaverini Copy Share Image
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