Nothing is more flattering for a writer than when someone knows your work. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing. — Horace Copy Share Image
Everything I've written is personal - it's the only way I know how to write. — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
Of course I write from experience, but I also do write from things that have happened in the world. — Madison Beer Copy Share Image
My job as the writer is to fool you. Your job as the reader is to see if you can catch me… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“We may not be able to witness our own eulogy, but we’re actually writing it all the time, every day.” — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
It's fun to do accents; it's fun to do different periods - that's why you become an actor. Because it's fun to… — Jean Smart Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, I get compared to people who have no clue how to do anything, but because of some Internet writing,… — Uwe Boll Copy Share Image
Don't compare your love story to those you watch in movies,They r written by script writers,And your is written by GOD — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't really need to stand out, there's room for everyone. Although I haven't built a niche yet, I'm just writing love… — Adele Copy Share Image
Write it down and remember that we never gave in, the mind of a child is where the revolution begins, so if… — Immortal Technique Copy Share Image
I started to write [The Name of the Rose] in March of 1978, moved by a seminal idea. I wanted to poison… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm not really a full-time director, I just like to direct the things that I write because I think I'm going to… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
“But I tell you, nothing is pointless, and nothing is meaningless if the artist will face it. And it’s his business to… — Katherine Ann Porter Copy Share Image
I prefer poems that occupy an imaginative sphere. When I lived in Cincinnati, I was occasionally referred to as an "Ohio Poet;"… — Cate Marvin Copy Share Image
I wrote a great deal about the Civil Rights Movement when I was writing for 'The Nation' in the '60s, and also… — Dan Wakefield Copy Share Image
Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
Abe's face came back into focus. "Greetings, Zmey," I said weakly. Somehow, him being here didn't surprise me. "Nice of you to… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“Write eBooks – You can also earn money by creating and selling your own eBooks. This option is usually not included in… — Andrew Johansen Copy Share Image
I want to be the apostle of self destruction. I want my book to affect man's reason, his emotions, his nerves, his… — Leonid Andreyev Copy Share Image
I love satire. Evelyn Waugh is one of my favorite writers of all time. He's hilarious. He's so wicked. He's so great.… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
What you have to do as a writer is . . . write day in and day out no matter what happens. — William Stafford Copy Share Image
I used to like reading and you read enough books and you overflow and then you start writing. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Today I must write a paragraph or a page better than I did yesterday. — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I write because I enjoy it and that I can give it to my granddaughter. — Sudha Murty Copy Share Image
A few hints as to the craft may be useful to budding historians. First and foremost, get writing! — Samuel Eliot Morison Copy Share Image
“If what I write is perfect, I'd rob myself the thrill of improvement.” — Dustin Adrian Rhodes Copy Share Image
So many bands write about the same s - . It gets real boring after a while. — Mitch Lucker Copy Share Image
Poets, when they write of love, give themselves and everyone else away! — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share Image
People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Tantarrara! the joyous Book of Spring Lies open, writ in blossoms. — William Allingham Copy Share Image