My favorite leader is George Washington. Because he came from very modest circumstances. He wasn't the son of a plantation owner. He… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
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“What discoveries I made in the course of writing stories all begin with the particular, never the general. They are mostly hindsight:… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
I write for fanboy moments. I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
Nature in darkness groans and men are bound to sullen contemplation in the night: restless they turn on beds of sorrow; in… — William Blake Copy Share Image
I'm surprised how often I'm asked about being a man with a woman narrator. I'm not the first, nor will I be… — Rabih Alameddine Copy Share Image
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If I'm feeling confident, then I write confident, happy, or assured music. I can hear some early electronic sketches I did where… — Anna Meredith Copy Share Image
I still have a stammer. I hate it; I loathe and despise it. But it's always there, and I have lots of… — Maggie O'Farrell Copy Share Image
I started writing a novel from the monster's point of view. It has its own difficulties but, I'm ashamed to say, it's… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
The problem with dragons is that everyone uses them. All the time. When that happens, they become commonplace. A lot of people… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“They couldn't talk. They were not good talkers, either of them. And once, long ago now, she had bought a notebook for… — Keith Ridgway Copy Share Image
It has forever been thus: So long as men write what they think, then all of the other freedoms - all of… — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
I think there's something really painful about your identity being entirely composed of ghosts. For me, I didn't want to be this… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Self-publishing in comics is core to the whole artform. There is no scarlet letter in comics as there still is, to some… — Kieron Gillen Copy Share Image
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Fiction is more dangerous than nonfiction because it can seduce better. I think we all know this, know that deeper truths can… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
We preach sermons, write books on apologetics, conduct city-wide evangelistic campaigns. For those alienated from the church, that approach no longer has… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I do have an office where about 70 percent of my writing gets done, but sometimes it does get a bit stir-crazy… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
"National Anthem" was just a funny idea I'd been knocking about. I initially thought about a beloved celebrity having to do that… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
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The golden rule would be to write a great, authentic song that is well produced and it will find its home. The… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
Right now I think I'm the smartest I've ever been. I'm doing everything great now and everything perfect. Like with this taxes… — Kendra Wilkinson Copy Share Image
If you look back throughout the history of Broadway, there's always been periods where writers and producers have delivered the kind of… — Christopher Jackson Copy Share Image
When you use the form of a novel, and you say 'I,' you are also saying 'I' for someone else. When you… — Karl Ove Knausgard Copy Share Image
The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story's flaws before you invest a lot of time writing… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
I like writing with people. I think the times that I've closed myself off to not writing with people, I haven't gotten… — Noah Cyrus Copy Share Image
If I weren't making music, I'd be the kid who writes into the magazines and says, "why don't you guys ever cover… — Mike Shinoda Copy Share Image
I look for us - people of color in Hollywood, to create more stories as writers, directors and filmmakers, creating more opportunities… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
Entering into writing a poem is an emotional endeavor for me as well as a spiritual and creative one. Having to write… — Richard Blanco Copy Share Image
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I’m just a storyteller, and the cinema happens to be my medium. I like it because it recreates life in movement, enlarges… — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
It's a funny thing, if I could choose anything to do, it wouldn't be to be in front of a camera because… — Jarryd James Copy Share Image
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