I think there is a rage against women. I've come to see that now although at the time I did not notice… — Marguerite Young Copy Share Image
If you follow your bliss you will find a path laid out before you that has been waiting for you all along… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Try to develop actual work habits, and even though you have a busy life, try to reserve an hour, say - or… — John Updike Copy Share Image
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there… — Martial Copy Share Image
I've always navigated my way around the comedy writing rooms because I didn't want to cater to this side and that side;… — Jermaine Fowler Copy Share Image
I have found that a story leaves a deeper impression when it is impossible to tell which side the author is on. — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Writing a book is a herculean task, but the toughest thing is to get convinced with your work, and finally give it… — Shivam Chaudhary Copy Share Image
Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I dont understand why this happens… — Ennio Morricone Copy Share Image
“By far, the hardest part regarding a work of art, apart from the start, is knowing precisely when to stop...It's growing up,… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Life isn't so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That's why I occasionally moralise… — Nina Bawden Copy Share Image
A lot of my books have been that way. My World War II thriller about Sarin gas [Black Cross] was published two… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
My worlds are completely different. Painting is a peaceful world, and it's a different vibe than having a great match. You are… — Jeff Hardy Copy Share Image
With engaging prose, Engelman takes readers on a delightful journey?that both entertains and educates ? of modern civilization and women's central role… — Geeta Rao Gupta Copy Share Image
Scandal often does as much harm to the listeners as to those who devise it, even if it were to do no… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
One thing that helps is to give myself permission to write badly. I tell myself that I'm going to do my five… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
When I started out doing comedy, I was still in college and was working day jobs. I taught preschool for a few… — Josh Gondelman Copy Share Image
Books may be written in all sorts of places. Verbal inspiration may enter the berth of a mariner on board a ship… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I've always tended to write comedy, but I'd hate to just write some kind of sitcom or a lighthearted series of jokes… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
And you can tell the writers who do it - Robert Stone, for example, who with each new novel is doing something… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
I had long wanted to write a love story, and I had long - wisely, I felt - shirked the challenge because… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
Architecture is a very dangerous job. If a writer makes a bad book, eh, people don't read it. But if you make… — Renzo Piano Copy Share Image
My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining. — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I just don't know how to write a love letter. What can you say to a girl that shows you really like… — Charles M. Schulz Copy Share Image
“Writers shouldn't take themselves too seriously; they are only daydreamers who daydream better than most.” — flavia Copy Share Image
“Who are your friends? Do they believe in you? Or do they stunt your growth with ridicule and disbelief? If the latter,… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Advertising, Marketing, PR can get more people to buy your book. Only great writing can get more people to love it.” — Ashok Banker Copy Share Image
All art began as sacred art, you know? I mean, all painting began as religious painting. All writing began as religious writing. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I try to write in the first person - the first person not of a journalist but of a carnivore, an eater,… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
It's good when someone says, "Would you write a song for this purpose," or "would you record a song for this purpose,"… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many people - directors, filmmakers, and writers -… — Yo-Yo Ma Copy Share Image
While drinking, while talking, while writing, while watering our garden, it's always possible to practice living in the here and the now. — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The writer's room is super-chill - Donald, of course being my brother, helps. My boss is my brother, in a way; we… — Stephen Glover Copy Share Image
It really was total heaven to be a writer. As a model or actor you are employed on someone's whim. As a… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people's attention and holding it are very difficult. — David Ogden Stiers Copy Share Image
“Writing a novel and living a life are very much the same thing. The secret is finding the balance between going out… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“Many existing top 20 Scottish writers have flourished in part because of good turns done by institutions, arts community, libraries and bookshops.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I'd have… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
A good writer must be like the birds of a dark forest; you can't see them, but you can hear their mysterious… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Retiring from writing is not to retire from life, but retiring from writing is to avoid the inevitable bitterness which a writing… — Jim Crace Copy Share Image