When you've written long enough, you see that there's a common theme in your work. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
Therefore we say that a lying Spirit has been in the mouth of the writers of the books of the Bible. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Writers talk about the agony of writing; I talk about the agony of not writing. — Laura Z. Hobson Copy Share Image
“The only prerequisites for a writer are a word processor and thick skin.” — Mark Bell Copy Share Image
Will Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest terms? — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love -- and most of all, an audience! — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The best writing is not about the writer, the best writing is absolutely not about the writer, it's about us, it's about… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
It may be that learning to do creative work of any kind - not just direct imagery exercises - may help combat… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
But the reality is when you write a song, you should be able to strip away all the instruments and just have… — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
Like many authors, I caught the writing bug during my teenage years. I don't remember the exact day or year, but I… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
What I said to my family is, 'Our history is our own. Let people write what they want, we know who we… — Shayne Ward Copy Share Image
I got addicted to the addiction book. I actually started developing all the addictions of the people in the book that I… — Susan Shapiro Copy Share Image
I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form. — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
It would be difficult for a writer of realism to avoid suggesting a political/moral perspective in his or her fiction. "Politics" per… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“I sometimes wonder whether the act of surrender is not one of the greatest of all - the highest. It is one… — Katherine Mansfield Copy Share Image
People who won't sign the taxpayer protection pledge, people who won't sign the property-rights protection pledge, people who won't sign the state-sovereignty… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
Many writers, especially male ones, have told us that it is the decease of the father which opens the prospect of one's… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Fifty Shades Of Grey proved you can write about a dude choking women and shoving stuff up their butts but heaven forbid… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
“I hardly give 5 stars to a book in my review. I do not want the authors to reach a saturation point,… — Arti Honrao Copy Share Image
I earn my living by teaching film, mostly filmmaking but also teaching courses on current cinema. I'm interested in movies. I hope… — Thom Andersen Copy Share Image
I want the plot to be as complicated as possible. Usually I'll write all the way through to an end, and then… — Heidi Julavits Copy Share Image
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