“Here love begins to render the prose of Life into hymns and canticles of praise” — Kahlil Gibran Copy Share Image
I suppose all writers are crazy, but if they are any good, I believe they have a terrible honesty. — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
Writers tend to consider distinction and originality as virtues, but they are anathema to publishers. — Thomas M. Disch Copy Share Image
There are other writers who try for subtle and minimalists effects, but I don't travel in that tribe. — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
When I started as a writer, I knew nothing about publishing-nothing about anything! — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
Write,' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth. — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to the best writing that I can find. I don't care if it's in movies or theater or… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's… — William Devane Copy Share Image
[The writer] must essentially draw from life as he sees it, lives it, overhears it or steals it, and the truer the… — Charles R. Jackson Copy Share Image
Back in 2008, when we were first preparing to launch Tor.com, I knew I wanted Jo Walton to be a regular writer… — Patrick Nielsen Hayden Copy Share Image
There's almost a Rorschach-test quality about writing about 'Playboy'. What comes out in the press is not so much about me as… — Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
On the 'Star,' you were forced to learn to write a simple declarative sentence. This is useful to anyone. Newspaper work will… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
Writing on my own versus co-writing kind of is the exact same thing because we don't sit in the same room when… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
“As a writer, I need more exposure. I think I’ll take off my pants. Would you mind if I kept my penis… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
There's this great Ron Carlson story, "A Note on the Type," and it's about this guy who keeps escaping from prison. He's… — Pam Houston Copy Share Image
European society has always been divided into classes in a way that American society never has been. A European writer considers himself… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
I suppose ever since I was about 14, I remember listening to "Sgt. Pepper's," and I remember thinking, "how do you possibly… — Colin Hay Copy Share Image
Richard Curtis, the writer and director of Love Actually, is brilliant at many things, but his genius, I submit, is for thrusting… — David Edelstein Copy Share Image
I would rise, monk-like, at 6 A.M., speak to no one, make tea, and go immediately to my desk from which I… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
I see manuscripts and books that are spoiled for the literary reader because they are one long stream of top-of-the-head writing, a… — Sol Stein Copy Share Image
The energy and generosity of spirit of the people I meet everywhere I perform is what inspires me to make music and… — Emma Hewitt Copy Share Image
“After moving his family from Yakima to Paradise, California, in 1958, he enrolled at Chico State College. There, he began an apprenticeship… — William L. Stull Copy Share Image
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