I am writing a play which I probably will not finish until the end of November. I am writing it with considerable… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
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“It was not long after that Ganesh saw a big new notice in the shop, painted on cardboard. ‘Is Leela self who… — V.S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
One wouldn't want to say that what makes a good writer is the number of books that the writer wrote because you… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
I think acting is overrated. I'm not sure I enjoyed it. You never get to write your own roles. It's wonderful for… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
When you're a young writer and you look at people praising a big hefty anthology that has uncovered a long lost genre,… — John D'Agata Copy Share Image
Every book takes me from 35 to 41 days to write. I don't know why that is. I've tried to get it… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
I am careful about fiction. A novel is not a tract or an essay. If I want to write about land reforms,… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
My Master... Say all you wish of me. It does not matter to me:Shallow.. Stupid.. Crazy.. Simple minded. It does not concern… — Nizar Qabbani Copy Share Image
For all of my life, I've had this one song in my head, and I'm still trying to write it. I'm still… — Torquil Campbell Copy Share Image
“Our freedom to say or write whatever we please in this country is holy to me. It is a rare privilege not… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
I was given the opportunity to write the kind of book that I wanted to write, rather than one that catalogues where… — Jessye Norman Copy Share Image
If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or paper-work, you should acquire a cat.… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
I feel there has to be a certain amount of improvisation as I'm writing, which means any idea or any commitment to… — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
From about ninth grade on, I knew I was a writer at heart. I had fantasies of being a great novelist, but… — Kevin Maney Copy Share Image
When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read another writer and know I have nothing to… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality. This latter means: there's no free lunch.… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Aaron is a very passionate, maniacal writer so the scripts really come from him, but he is very open to... y'know, we'll… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
“I feel like I've been through a lot in the past couple of years, But I've kept pretty stable. That's because I… — Jennifer Echols Copy Share Image
I feel like I have more experience with publishing humor than pretty much any editor I'm going to be dealing with so… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
While in the American academia the knowledge production on the Middle East in general and Syria in particular has been considerably transformed… — Ilan Pappe Copy Share Image
I think I'm a reporter's editor. Being a good reporter is a specific skill, one I admire and don't possess myself -… — Hanya Yanagihara Copy Share Image
Writing is still a bit of a miracle - the whole process: I see the world, filter the world, write down abstract… — Rebecca Miller Copy Share Image
There should be a law that no ordinary newspaper should be allowed to write about art. The harm they do by their… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I've always liked elliptical writing, whether it's Kafka or Paula Fox, and I'm often bored by writers who explain too much. I… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
“Structure 19. You worried about structure when you came up with your story! If you did, I’m sorry. You missed some of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“...as long as we have the choice to read what we want, I suspect Twain and Homer and the rest will always… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
I stay away from the writing part because I think that if it sticks, it sticks. You just know it. The stuff… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Writing itself is a dream. There are days of self doubt and deadlines and wondering how you're going to pay the bills… — Graham Brown Copy Share Image
Though it does seem like I have written an immense amount of work, over the years I have pushed the pause button.… — Denise Duhamel Copy Share Image
Research is all well and good, but I definitely enjoy writing the most. I will happily sit at my computer and work… — Debra Hamel Copy Share Image
It's sad when you can't make everyone happy, though. It's impossible but, at the same time, you still hope. You think, 'Maybe… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
My writer friends, and they are legion, do not go around beaming with quiet feelings of contentment. Most of them go around… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
In terms of style, I think the memoirist should have a novelist's skill and all the elements of a novelist's toolbox. When… — Danielle Trussoni Copy Share Image
Because I have no consistent schedule as an actor, it was difficult to develop one as a writer. Ideally, I'd like to… — Lauren Graham Copy Share Image
I believe that who we are, and consequently the work that we make, whether we're visual artists or writers or journalists or… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Probably when I was about 16 or 17 I started writing. I wouldn't call it poetry, even though I've referred to it… — Aldous Harding Copy Share Image
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