At that moment, the urge to be writing was stronger than any notion she had of what she might write. — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
Writing nonfiction of various kinds has been instructive and entertaining as well as paying the rent. — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
If you wait for inspiration to write you're not a writer, you're a waiter. — Dan Poynter Copy Share Image
“Writing in a new style never hurt anybody. Upside: if it does, you can write about it!” — Jennifer Worrell Copy Share Image
A book that bores me to tears is a book that neglects character building and quality of prose. — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
If women ran Hollywood, 'The Hollywood Reporter' would have a 'Men in Entertainment' issue every year, and those jerks would have to… — Elizabeth Meriwether Copy Share Image
After my dismissal, I received nothing in writing from Cricket Australia, no contact, and no payment at all, not even of my… — Mickey Arthur Copy Share Image
For first you write a sentence, And then you chop it small; Then mix the bits and sort them out Just as… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
Howard's enchanting Hospice obeys its own magical inner logic with excellent prose and a sadness that will split open hearts. You have… — Deb Olin Unferth Copy Share Image
So many people had been asking me to write an autobiography, or threatening to write my biography without any input from me,… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
When I'm dying, I want to think I did what I felt was best for the words I was writing. This may… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
“I am nowhere near as brave as people believe me to be. As a writer, armed with words, I can do anything,… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I've always been passionate about movies, TV, and writing, and I've been working so hard at it for so long. There were… — Nahnatchka Khan Copy Share Image
“I am the man who comes and goes between the bar and the telephone booth. Or, rather:that man is called 'I' and… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
I write my first draft by hand, at least for fiction. For non-fiction, I write happily on a computer, but for fiction… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
“If writers only dared to dare, a Suetonius or a Tacitus of the Novel could exist, for the Novel is essentially the… — Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly Copy Share Image
When I meet with any persons who write obscurely or converse confusedly, I am apt to suspect two things; first, that such… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
As an actress, I think it’s important to look back and realize that we aren’t always quite as original as we think… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
...compartmentalization of occupations and interests bring about a separation of that mode of activity commonly called 'practice' from insight; of imagination from… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
“History deals with situations and figures not imaginary but real. It demands therefore a combination of qualities unnecessary to the poet or… — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
A friend of mine helped me find my confidence by trusting the knowledge that I was not alone in writing my first… — Agapi Stassinopoulos Copy Share Image
