Those who fear the imagination condemn it: something childish, they say, something monsterish, misbegotten. Not all of us dream awake. But those… — Patricia A. McKillip Copy Share Image
Suspense is achieved by information control: What you know. What the reader knows. What the characters know. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
I really think of it - acting and writing and producing, whatever - as shipping. You gotta ship. Put the widget together… — Rob Corddry Copy Share Image
Stories have a richness that goes way beyond fact. My writing knows more than I know. What a writer must do is… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
On the other hand, I mean, that is what writers have always been supposed to do, was to rely on their own… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“this lightness is something created in the writing, using the linguistic tools of the poet, independent of whatever philosophical doctrine the poet… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
There are five things to write songs about: I'm leaving you. You're leaving me. I want you. You don't want me. I… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
Novels are usually built on conflict, sometimes very, very difficult conflict. It's why men write war novels - because there you go,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I did not set out to write another novel. One day I sat down with the thought of trying my hand at… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
Nine-tenths of the value of a sense of humor in writing is not in the things it makes one write but in… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
I think to the degree writers are serious, there is a greater tendency for them to write to themselves, because they're trying… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“Storytellers tell stories, of course, but they aren't alone in doing so. The dawn tells a story; so does the sun as… — Edward Myers Copy Share Image
I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. ... I'm probably writing music now… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
On the return flight from my mother in Florida , I sat next to a businessman who asked me what I did… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
The only writer who gives me unfeigned pleasure is P.G. Wodehouse. And even him I find a bit heavy. He takes a… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
When you decide you want to become a television writer, you naively assume it's going to be like the writers on the… — Jeffrey Klarik Copy Share Image
When I'm not writing music, I'm playing guitar, or reading philosophy. So all I have left is just an hour or two… — Richard Pinhas Copy Share Image
I never go online on my iPhone. Sometimes I'm tempted but I remind myself and the kids - it's a tool. Use… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
Im a story teller so I just write about past experiences Ive been through. Or what Im dealing with right now. My… — Diggy Simmons Copy Share Image
People assume that trans people will only be accepted as trans characters, or that there aren't enough trans writers, or that there… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
I fantasize about the networks making a rule that each show's writing staff needs to reflect the gender and racial makeup of… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
Y'know, we're all wasting our time writing this hack science fiction! You wanta make real money, you gotta start a religion! — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, it's all there, at least the basic elements of it. You can't… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Like a moth to the flame, I am drawn to writing, I do not question it, for no answer would diminish my… — Christi Anna Copy Share Image
When I am writing, even though it's hard and I do struggle often, I am happier than when I'm not writing. I… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
That was always my hope that that is exactly what I would do. It was always part of the dream of this… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes… — Melvin Burgess Copy Share Image
Love stories are written in millimeters and milliseconds with a fast, dull pencil whose marks you can barely see, they are written… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Through my writing, I learned my Life Lessons from all the experiences in my past, good and bad. Letting go of the… — KoKo Nervelli Copy Share Image
“Good or bad, words have an impact on each of us. As a writer, I can only hope that the effects my… — Jessica Lave Copy Share Image
I'm really boring. I get up early. I go to bed early. I don't smoke or drink. I mean, I'll eat a… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I don't keep my books around... they would embarrass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly,… — Ludwig Bemelmans Copy Share Image
My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly - all these make for… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
When you're a writer and you're a producer, traditionally the junkets are really focused on the beautiful people and nobody wants to… — Damon Lindelof Copy Share Image
Some people see writing as a white-collar career, but I've always approached it as a blue-collar writer. — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
I have any number of completely dark obsessions and fascinations, and none of this was present in my profile or my growing… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability. — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I'm pretty grounded on my own passion - writing books, you know, doing programs, speaking around the country. And I love what… — Stedman Graham Copy Share Image
My guitar playing has not developed as much as I think it could because I never practice. I only play when I'm… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
