Often it seems that there are writers who are their best selves on the page. That Seamus Heaney was as genuine and… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
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Well I don't write, I attempt to scribble here and there. And no, nothing ever so grand as being published. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
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Every writer must acknowledge and be able to handle the unalterable fact that he has, in effect, given himself a life sentence… — Peter Straub Copy Share Image
I used to write things for friends. There was this girl I had a crush on, and she had a teacher she… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Novelists have, on the average, about the same IQs as the cosmetic consultants at Bloomingdale’s department store. Our power is patience. We… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
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All art points to others with whom the writer argues about what is . . . He must have models with which… — Charles Bartlett Johnson Copy Share Image
When you're just starting out, and someone you think is a real storyteller says something good about you, that helps. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
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I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
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I tend to write two stories every day, five days a week. It's a real grind. But it also allows me to… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
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By the end of the writing process, which is about 80 songs per album, I look at the material and think, what's… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
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I am very present in my work and my work is somehow an expression of my soul, but at the same time… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I enjoy a special collegiality among other writers in the thriller community. They call me Canadas scariest writer, and I love that. — Andrew Pyper Copy Share Image
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