“In 1922 Woolf met the writer Vita Sackville-West, who was to join Vanessa Bell and Leonard Woolf as the most significant people… — Jane Goldman Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that my mentors, I've had the highest of education and one thing I've always noted, they were always… — Terrell Suggs Copy Share Image
There must be something unique about man because otherwise, evidently, the ducks would be lecturing about Konrad Lorenz, and the rats would… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
The obvious reductio ad absurdum is Holocaust deniers: Should their perspective be provided, for "balance," any time someone writes about the Holocaust? — Chris Mooney Copy Share Image
Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Whereas there are lots of good novels out there; there are a few good movies out there. People have been writing great… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The good writer and the good actor are always searching for what is essential. It is a never-ending task because what is… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm a 50-year-old guy making music for over 20 years. I've been writing songs since I was 20, so it's really been… — Art Alexakis 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
“ 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
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Writing a story requires you to understand how the world works, how characters think, how their emotions drive them to do surprising… — David Farland 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
I did not believe political directives could be successfully applied to creative writing . . . not to poetry or fiction, which… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
If I have a strong dislike for something, obviously that garners an equal amount of derision, towards me from the audience. And… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
Writing helped to have jobs that involved running around, pushing things like dish carts and wheelbarrows. It would be hard to sit… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I'm sittin here writin a song about the baby'z mothers who try to sue the daddies for child support. Even though daddy… — Eazy-E Copy Share Image
I only take causes or write about things that I am passionate about, and I do it with a certain flair and… — Jason Calacanis Copy Share Image
I want to say that I really appreciate that readers are willing to work with my tendency to write in several different… — Melissa Marr Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a fresh perspective is all you need to get a second wind on the revision process. Try viewing your material on… — V.S. Watson Copy Share Image
I've been writing music since 4th grade, and I love putting words together and expressing things in a way that you can… — Adam Hicks Copy Share Image
I'm pretty much living my dream job, but one day I would love to dedicate more time to writing and performing my… — Kendall Schmidt Copy Share Image
I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the writing of the next book. — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
Just after writing those we were called up to defend a new position on the left, where the terrible storming of the… — Joshua Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Not every book has to be loaded with symbolism, irony, or musical language, but it seems to me that every book-at least… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Writing in the first person, you immediately open yourself up to the idea that there's a connection between you and the narrator. — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“Interviewer (Louise Tucker): What did you want to be when you grew up? Have you always wanted to be a writer? IllumBerg:… — Natasha IllumBerg Copy Share Image
It's my experience that very few writers, young or old, are really seeking advice when they give out their work to be… — John Irving Copy Share Image
Whenever I get asked to write orchestra music or music that is for a lot of players, I try to make it… — Nico Muhly Copy Share Image
I don't believe we can get very far, with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You don’t have the slightest idea of what it means to write a scene and a character in the English language, with… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now. — Jeffrey Archer Copy Share Image
Humphrey Searle writes music that sounds like the theme from 'Star Wars' played backwards through a washing machine. — Clive James Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a mystery or thriller writer, honestly. I am in awe of mystery writers and don't think… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
If you caricature friends in your first novel they will be upset, but if you don't they will feel betrayed. — Mordecai Richler Copy Share Image
I hated the place (Hollywood), not the work, but the lack of privacy, those terrible prying fan magazine writers and all the… — Jean Arthur Copy Share Image
I think shorter books are going to become more and more of the trend. So I don't think you have to write… — Larry Winget Copy Share Image
If I'm really working on something, writing or painting or really concentrating, I don't even think about brushing my hair. — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I always get nervous before a gig, so I look over my writing, trying not to fantasise about all the things that… — Sara Pascoe Copy Share Image
When we accomplish a goal, it instantly loses some of its importance and we tend to lose interest. When we write down… — Mark Victor Hansen Copy Share Image
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