Even if it's a definition that feels oppressive to us, that oppression can be inspiring because it helps us push up against… — John D'Agata Copy Share Image
Whenever I finish a book, I go off and have some kind of adventure. Having had an adventure in my writing chair… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
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I could make a long list of writers and directors and actors I would love to work with, but the exciting thing… — Finn Cole Copy Share Image
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I can't imagine why you would want to take your child to see what the career of a writer is like, because… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
The Love Dare for Parents really came from an ongoing response from people who went through the couple's book asking us to… — Alex Kendrick Copy Share Image
I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English - it… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Nonetheless, I'm not sure this entirely accounts for my Buddhist voice, which tells me forever to give up writing, to give up… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
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The greatest book is not the one whose message engraves itself on the brain, as a telegraphic message engraves itself on the… — Romain Rolland Copy Share Image
Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He who writes must master the rules of grammar. He who shoots photographs needs only to follow the instructions as given by… — Vilem Flusser Copy Share Image
You can't write your life story and leave out one of the most important things that happened to you in your life.… — Kris Jenner Copy Share Image
Mac [Barnett ] and I have been friends for more than ten years. We met working at an educational nonprofit. And we… — Jory John Copy Share Image
There's always a part of my brain saying: 'Stop getting comfortable. Don't relax.' Because I find it difficult to write when I'm… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
All cities are geological; you cannot take three steps without encountering ghosts bearing all the prestige of their legends. We move within… — Ivan Chtcheglov Copy Share Image
My publishers are wonderful because they have let me write what I wanted to. They're wise enough to know that, with any… — Elizabeth Kostova Copy Share Image
In English, you can find writers with a wonderful sense of humor, like Oscar Wilde. But in the French language, this is… — Jesus Franco Copy Share Image
Usually when I finish the draft of a book, I'm sure I'll never write another one. I'm just that tired and sick… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I'm sure you've heard people talk about their Heart's Desire—well that's a load of rot. Hearts are idiots. They're big and squishy… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't know if make a conscious effort to vary the characters and subjects that I write about, but I do find… — Christine Sneed Copy Share Image
Charles Graner is certainly guilty of terrible misjudgment. There's always a double standard. Everyone was happy to go to Graner's trial and… — Seymour Hersh Copy Share Image
The great thing about being a print journalist is that you are permitted to duck. Cameramen get killed while the writers are… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
But the sensibility of the writer, whether fiction or poetry, comes from paying attention. I tell my students that writing doesn't begin… — Julia Alvarez Copy Share Image
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This is a slow business to have success in. There are exceptions, but for the most part it's kind of like the… — Robert Reed Copy Share Image
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The old incapacity. Interrupted my writing for barely ten days and already cast out. Once again prodigious efforts stand before me. You… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
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On movies, I like to involve the cast in the writing of the script. I like to have a rehearsal period, after… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
So the real drama for me is balancing live performances and writing, and one of the ways I balance it is I… — Philip Glass Copy Share Image
How does the saying go? When two locusts fight, it is always the crow that feasts.' Is that a Luo expression?' I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are prevented from seeing one another and they… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
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