I'm not a nervous person. I'm not afraid to be on TV. I'm only afraid when I write. When I'm at my… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the… — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
One of the ready advantages of writing a road or quest story is that it mirrors the experience of writing a novel. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I tend to write first thing, and then do my drawing later. I like to draw at night. But often I go… — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
I think to write fiction, this is just how I see it, you have to have a powerful need/desire to connect. I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Writers feel that they can't afford to wait. They must do it now, and they are so clever, and there is so… — Robert Dessaix Copy Share Image
I like lassic British spy thrillers. Seriously. If the cold war was still on, that's something I'd be writing. — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
A favorite science fiction writer of mine is William Faulkner! It was an idea that came to me once, years ago, and… — Robert Reed Copy Share Image
I always write too long in the beginning, then it is a matter of going through it over and over again on… — Chevy Stevens Copy Share Image
There are many great writers out there and, actually, great scripts. The problem is - and this is what I've always felt,… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
I really love rap music. I grew up in the '80s and '90s with Public Enemy, N.W.A., LL Cool J - I'm… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Everything I do, writing, touring, travelling, it all comes from the punk and hardcore attitude, from that expression - from being open… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I've always dabbled. I've always nearly written a book, I've always tried painting, I've always tried to make something out of ideas,… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I don't have many hours in a day, as I'm essentially a single parent. But fortunately, I'm a really fast writer. My… — Michelle Gagnon Copy Share Image
And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
I was a very violent kid. I think movies and writing and art have been a way of channeling this. But I… — Xavier Dolan Copy Share Image
As for the story, whether the poet takes it ready made or constructs it for himself, he should first sketch its general… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Great writers are not those who tell us we shouldn’t play with fire, but those who make our fingers burn. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
Fiction was a massive, massive part of my formative years, far more so than television ever was, and I always hoped that… — Steve Backshall Copy Share Image
A writer who takes political, social or literary positions must act only with the means that are his. These means are the… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
I write my miserable songs. I write songs about disgust and self-pity. We’re all going to have bummer moments. That’s not the… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I can write three novels in the time it takes to write one novella. I'm probably not going to go with that… — Nathan Lowell Copy Share Image
“[...]all men are writers, journalists scribbling within their skulls the narrative of what they see and hear[...]” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has… — Karen Allen Copy Share Image
It's not easy to strap yourself down to a desk and bash on a keyboard when you know you can direct lots… — Guy Ritchie Copy Share Image
An autobiography can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies: it reveals the writer totally. — V. S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
When I did have some success, it further emboldens you to be like, 'No, I'm just going to write what I feel… — Frank Ocean Copy Share Image
“Once we reject lyricism, to blacken a page becomes an ordeal: what’s the use of writing in order to say exactly what… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
Writing generally, it may be said that in design, roof, and general aspect, Japanese Buddhist temples are all alike. The sacred architectural… — Isabella Bird Copy Share Image
I have never been attracted to television work. Even to appear in series and soapies. I have always appeared in theatre and… — John Kani Copy Share Image
I began writing in the 4th grade. As a matter of fact, I produced a play for the entire school. It was… — Christopher Darden Copy Share Image
“Your story must told. Live a life legacy- written book or notes. This will be there for many generations to know your… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
When you're in the middle of writing a song, you can come up with this whole web of stuff only you know… — Jakob Dylan Copy Share Image
Allen [ Ginsberg] was a particular friend, one of my heroes, really. I knew him almost as long as I've been writing. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
I actually think leaving your children alone to fantasize, to write, to make projects on their own is good for them. Breathing… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Grace Kelly writes great songs, sings beautifully, is a world class saxophonist, and is going to be a big big star — Huey Lewis Copy Share Image
“If you want to write, start writing now in your own home town and write every day as hard as you can;… — Thomas Wolfe Copy Share Image
“So there’s a freeing up that happens when I can go into that storytelling mode...It isn’t about how much sense you make,… — Nalo Hopkinson Copy Share Image
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