“Write something that’s worth fighting over. Because that’s how you change things. That’s how you create art.” — Jeff Goins Copy Share Image
I'm uncomfortable trying to rush change of perception, except to the extent that I'm going to write a book. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Reality television is a scripted hyper-life that employs writers, but won't allow them to call themselves writers or join the union. — Merrill Markoe Copy Share Image
It was a high-class problem burden, but it was still a burden on 'The Vampire Diaries,' in which we had this group… — Julie Plec Copy Share Image
Fictional characters exist in only two places, neither of which is on the printed page. They exist, first, in the mind of… — Maren Elwood Copy Share Image
I don't believe a committee can write a book. It can, oh, govern a country, perhaps, but I don't believe it can… — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
Whatever coast he's on, a man should be himself. I don't write in any particular idiom, I write Charles Mingus. — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
I never set out to write a book to change women's lives, to change history. It's like, 'Who, me?' Yes, me. I… — Betty Friedan Copy Share Image
“I answer that I try to write true stories but that at a given point the story becomes unbearable because of it’s… — Ágota Kristof Copy Share Image
When I get a script and do my work, and then show up on set and work, it's the same zone that… — Michael Marisi Ornstein Copy Share Image
“Europe’s earliest cookbook came from ancient Rome. In it, the writer Epicius described the recipes for dishes such as stuffed dormouse, and… — Marilyn Tolhurst Copy Share Image
Many years ago I had two small children, and I wanted to be able to be home when they got home from… — Mary Kay Andrews Copy Share Image
I think after doing Push and Shove and having it not be successful, I lost a lot of confidence. Songwriting, for me,… — Gwen Stefani Copy Share Image
I'm used to writing fairy tales that can be somewhat dark, and the truth is that in fairy tales, romances are always… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The idea of two actors in a relationship can be explosive and scary, but the good thing is that he is also… — Jennifer Love Hewitt Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I remember having read all the books in the library. I often tried to emulate my favourite… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I prefer being known for my stand-up because I write it. I love being an actor, and saying other people's words is… — Kathy Griffin Copy Share Image
Your character that you create in your writing not only represents who you are, but also represents a number of people who… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer,… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I just write the sort of book that I would enjoy reading myself, a book that is both scholarly and recreates the… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
Editing might be a bloody trade. But knives aren't the exclusive property of butchers. Surgeons use them too. — Blake Morrison Copy Share Image
I hate the idea that I have to represent any particular section of society; I just write good telly, that's all. — Russell T Davies Copy Share Image
By the time you finish touring the record, everything that's exciting to me is what's ahead of me. I want to write… — Yannis Philippakis Copy Share Image
I think it almost all has to do with coming at writing from an acting perspective, because I didn't, like, study writing.… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
There is something terribly radical about believing that one's own experience and images are important enough to speak about, much less to… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
It's difficult for me to write in English as it's not my first language, but French is even worse because of my… — Charlotte Gainsbourg Copy Share Image
I only tweet about food and silly things, but it's really fascinating because I get a lot of response on Twitter, and… — Sutton Foster Copy Share Image
You fall into a black hole, and you are irretrievably gone from the universe. That finality has made it irresistible to writers. — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
When I finished [writing it], I was crying. I knew at long last, after ten years of trying, I had written something… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I'm that tech writer who gets on stage and plays funny tech songs. I wouldn't want that to be all I'm known… — Kevin Maney Copy Share Image
I just had to find something else to fulfill me. Always being a singer and writing, it was a blessing. My brother… — Taryn Manning Copy Share Image
Everything I do is very visual and very aural, so I don't read music, and I draw as much as I write… — Mika Copy Share Image
It’s such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is yourself. This is hard… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Living out my dreams of making a living in the arts and sharing the gift of laughter is made that much sweeter… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I try to write 1,000 words a day - about three pages. When I reach 1,000 words I feel good. Less than… — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
“We split the atom, we reached the moon, we’ve filled every household and business with more gadgets and gizmos than early sci-fi… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
I was way too hyperactive to study for long. I would freak out, then crash, then be too tired to read or… — Mo Rocca Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a problem-solver. I want to go in and help the director and the writer to get the… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
I had kids at age 47, and very late in life, and I'd been doing it for 30 straight years, writing songs,… — Bob Seger Copy Share Image