In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina. — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
I know it's a cliché to say I write for myself, but I write for myself. — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
You know, we should have cards like the deaf have. "Can't talk, I'm writing today." — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
George Orwell is a pinnacle writer, for his combination of moral insight and literary writing. — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
But I always seem to finish a book and then think, oh God, I've got to pay a tax bill, so I'd… — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
A guest at a dinner party observed the strange expression on James Thurber's face. 'Don't be concerned,' said Thurber's wife. 'He's writing.' — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
Trying to write music that's sensitive to 400 years ago takes a bit of madness, as it's such a long stretch of time. — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
My memory is certainly in my hands. I can remember things only if I have a pencil and I can write with… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
It seems the only way to write a half decent book is to worry oneself sick on an hourly basis that one… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
What is being said is the effect of something that has happened; at the same time, what is being said is in… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
I guess when we're happy, it's easier to go with the flow, and when that happiness or joy is interrupted, that's when… — Jeremy Fisher Copy Share Image
I am building a stairway to the stars. I have the authority to take the whole of mankind up there with me.… — Bessie Head Copy Share Image
Sometimes I highjack memories. Sometimes I switch them around. Sometimes they're just in the background, like some little bass note. Those things… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
I was listening to this interview with fiction writer George Saunders the other day, and he said something about how the role… — John K. Samson Copy Share Image
I realise that it is fashionable now to dismiss the traditional novel as something of an anachronism, but to me it is… — Paule Marshall Copy Share Image
A writer writes a book. People read it. You don't know what they're reading, really. You read a review and think, "That… — James Salter Copy Share Image
If you look at any list of great modern writers such as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, you'll notice… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
What does it mean when a man falls in love with a radiant face across the room? It may mean that he… — Robert Bly Copy Share Image
I didn't marry. I didn't have children. I followed the food supply for jobs. I kept writing at night. And that kept… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I listen to music when I write. I need the musical background. Classical music. I'm behind the times. I'm still with Baroque… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“You write your best music when you’re dealing with something. Get it out, dude.” — Bella Jeanisse Copy Share Image
If I were really fluent and born into the English language, I would probably become a greater writer. — Chath Piersath Copy Share Image
Between us and the writers, it was comedy hour the whole time. We could hardly get through it. — Buddy Rice Copy Share Image
When you compose, it's like writing. You're like a writer. You just think all the time. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
He regarded himself as an accomplished writer — a clear sign of madness in anyone. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
“Stories change us; they change the world. People are stories of themselves.” — Karen Healey Copy Share Image
“I'm so passionate about my writing, there's page-spunk pouring out of my fingertips.” — Mike Philbin Copy Share Image
Miloš Forman is a great director; Jim Brooks is a wonderful writer and director. — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
As long as I'm creating, I am happy... whether directing, producing, writing, acting. — Ralph Macchio Copy Share Image
Tales are sometimes written in order to relate to real life situations that people have. — Saaif Alam Copy Share Image
