“I said earlier that we are all poets, though not many of us write poetry; and so are we all novelists, that… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
Before I published anything, I dreamed of publication, but I didn't actually write for it. I imagined that writing for an audience… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
Keep me up till five because all your stars are out, and for no other reason…Oh dare to do it Buddy! Trust… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My book, Oral History: Understanding Qualitative Research is about how researchers use this method and how to write up their oral history… — Patricia Leavy Copy Share Image
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I was influenced by autobiographical writers like Henry Miller, and I had actually done some autobiographical prose. But I just thought that… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
Starting is hard so I really need to give myself permission to do a bad job. I always give myself leave to… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
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When I create I don't think in technical or mathematical terms until the idea is formulated Musical composition is formulated in improvisation.… — Aaron Zigman Copy Share Image
Suppose someone follows the series "1,3,5,7, ..", and in writing the series 2x+1; and he asked himself "But am I always doing… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Fiction is truth. I think fiction is the truest thing there ever was. My whole effort is to remove that distinction. The… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
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Which is mightily ironic since one of the most common criticisms of American women novelists (it's a load of crap but it… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
I had writers block for months afterwards because I was just so taken aback by all of the sounds I was hearing.… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
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People complain of the unequal distribution of wealth [but it is a far greater] injustice that any one man should have the… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
As for thinking time versus writing time, well, that's up to you. But - and I wish it were otherwise - books… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
There was a message written in pencil on the tiles by the roller towel. This was it: What is the purpose of… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
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Unfortunately, the optimistic view that "classical civilization" handed down certain fundamental works that managed to include the knowledge contained in the lost… — Lucio Russo Copy Share Image
Rodrigo Garcia is a brilliant writer. He just loves women. It is evident. When you are in the presence of him you… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
When I sit down to write, which is the essential moment in my life, I am completely alone. Whenever I write a… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
“ Ideas for Journal Entries You may find the following ideas useful in beginning your journal or keeping the entries varied. If… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
I truly believe that writing is a continuum - so the different genres and forms are simply stops along the same continuum.… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
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As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama.… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
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I don't really premeditate what I write my songs about; you know, they just kind of happen, and I can't start writing… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
When you're writing is when the "god should I just drop this" feeling can hit. When you're editing is when the "god… — Rian Johnson Copy Share Image
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The lowest stress environment is the radio show. I am not on camera and I can let the music do the talking.… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
People try to apply directly results from the cognitive neurosciences directly to classroom practice and I have to tell you I am… — John Medina Copy Share Image
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