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The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what… — Steven Zaillian Copy Share Image
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And if I'm guilty of having gratuitous sex, then I'm also guilty of having gratuitous violence, and gratuitous feasting, and gratuitous description… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
have a much harder time writing stories than novels. I need the expansiveness of a novel and the propulsive energy it provides.… — Edan Lepucki Copy Share Image
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I'm very keen. Adaptations of other people's work, too. I got fascinated by the adaptation process, so I think that'd be a… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
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I listened to my first comedy album in 6th grade. It was Bill Cosby. My brother and I would play it over… — Felipe Esparza Copy Share Image
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To fix the thoughts by writing, and subject them to frequent examinations and reviews, is the best method of enabling the mind… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
wanted to highlight that to a certain extent and go deeper into that direction. I also try to write each song in… — Jason C. Miller Copy Share Image
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Who were my mentors in poetry and literature? This is a matter of opinion. Some see in my books the influences of… — Shmuel Yosef Agnon Copy Share Image
By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill, and art characteristic of aristocratic literature; formal… — Alexis De Tocqueville Copy Share Image
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![“I guess, and it may be a flaw, that I think about rhythm more [than anything else]. I'm always wanting to find something unusual. I've started to try and write more traditionally, but for whatever reason, I tend toward trying to find something that sounds more like a pattern to me.” quote by Dave Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/dave-matthews-2023_flaws_i-guess-and-it-may-be-a-flaw-that-i-thin_869821.jpg)
