anyone who writes about "Darwin's theory of evolutionin the singular, without segregating the theories of gradual evolution, common descent, speciation, and the… — Ernst Mayr Copy Share Image
Fame, money and the size of the market are not very important to me. What is, is writing a book that is… — Aidan Chambers Copy Share Image
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As an exercise, I devoted an afternoon to writing my memories of childhood. I remembered our family's arrival at a single-wide trailer… — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
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In a sense my whole life as a writer is trying to find structural ways, or formal ways, to permit that outflowing… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“This therefore is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the mirrour of life; that he who has mazed his imagination,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
As an unpublished, nonprofessional writer working on my first novel, I nevertheless had access to extremely talented people who would help make… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
One can't write a weird story of real power without perfect psychological detachment from the human scene, and a magic prism of… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
In playwriting, you've got to be able to write dialogue. And if you write enough of it and let it flow enough,… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
And I have the support of the writers: I have a great relationship with the creative team, and they have a good… — Trish Stratus Copy Share Image
I sort of recognize it, as opposed to shaping it. Oh, that's a good idea, that's a good line. I wonder where… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
“This is what I believe to be the progress of a writer. You write 10 things, of which one of them will… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got,… — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
I love the internet and it has been incredibly useful and I have made discoveries that have been immeasurably crucial to my… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
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In fact you can begin to discover and investigate whether you are an actor or not, whether you're in my view, qualified… — Jeff Goldblum Copy Share Image
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“The French writer Edmond About, who visited Greece in 1832, a dozen years after its independence, reports how peasants struggled with the… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
And I do pay a lot of attention to how things feel underneath my feet. It's a way of transporting yourself somewhere… — Evie Wyld Copy Share Image
I like to write music. And I think exploring with lyrics and figuring out how to make complete songs is fun. I… — Stone Gossard Copy Share Image
It might be a meaningless moment, but those sparks that ignite the song… It's mystical maybe, those magic moments. And to make… — M. Ward Copy Share Image
The faults of a brilliant writer are never dangerous on the long run; a thousand people read his work who would read… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
I used to want to be a war photographer, and I used to want to be a ballerina and a comedian. I… — Cat Power Copy Share Image
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As Muslims, we must have an active presence based on ethical and moral consistency. We need to be very vocal, to inform… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
It is a great paradox and a great injustice that writers write because we fear death and want to leave something indestructible… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
I approach song writing three different ways. One way is where I write the initial melody and lyrics first and then take… — Manika Copy Share Image
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![“[Stanley] Kubrick was a great artist and a perfectionist. He always wanted the exact right thing. He did a million takes. Everything had to be perfect. I'm an imperfectionist. I don't really care that much about the work. I write quickly. I'm careless. I shoot carelessly.” quote by Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/woody-allen-176_art_stanley-kubrick-was-a-great-artist-and-a_432976.jpg)
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