I wanted to write about the Korean War, but I had no entry into it that made the kind of sense it… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
“I was writing of something I did not know about, and it seems to me that in a so-called writer this is… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Writing... is an act of faith: I believe it's also an act of hope, the hope that things can get better than… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“From space this Earth is incandescent with abominations - the gods write their signature in our entrails” — Steve Aylett Copy Share Image
Years ago a friend and fellow writer, Nick Antosca, once made a remark about it being best not to threaten, but to… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
I was so wrapped up in the whole R&B, soul-pop world, that was all I listened to when I first started writing… — Ruel Copy Share Image
I'm not always successful, but I take my job as a storyteller very seriously and want to make sure the audience has… — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
Drama lies in extreme exaggeration of the feelings, an exaggeration that dislocates flat everyday reality. — Eugene Ionesco Copy Share Image
Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how… — Jan Karon Copy Share Image
Well, as a short-story writer, I don't think there are any weaknesses to the genre itself. I guess I would say that… — ZZ Packer Copy Share Image
Despite wanting to work in publishing, I was a publisher's worst nightmare: I rarely bought new books. So my goal was to… — Andrew Latimer Copy Share Image
Many have been deceived by outward appearances and have proceeded to write and teach about good works and how they justify without… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I never attended a creative writing class in my life. I have a horror of them; most writers groups moonlight as support… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
The earliest known writing probably emerged in southern Mesopotamia around 5,000 years ago, but for most of recorded history, reading and writing… — Tom Chatfield Copy Share Image
Jazz is very important. It's not something I can put my finger on. When I'm writing at my favorite time, I like… — Miller Williams Copy Share Image
I used to forget that I was an Indian woman. I would even forget that I was a woman. I don't think… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I'm like a bad musical cliche because I bring my guitar on the road and try to write songs in hotel rooms. — Moby Copy Share Image
Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, our touch, in what we write and say, in the way we… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Here we write well when we expose frauds and hypocrites. We are great at counting warts and blemishes and weighting feet of… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
“But what I care most about is when the reader is finished with my work they can say, I don't know the… — Michael Ramos Copy Share Image
I'm just writing songs to process what's going on, whether in my personal life or in my perception of the world. — Olivia Rodrigo Copy Share Image
“I found this quote for writers on Twitter: There is a fine line between confidence and delusional thought; cross it. Don't know… — Robin Glasser Copy Share Image
As a writer for six years, I wrote my own TV, which, I was the only person in the WWE that could… — Enzo Amore Copy Share Image
For me writing and filmmaking is a therapeutic process. It reflects themes that I'm going through at a time in my life. — Mark Webber Copy Share Image
“Ancient writers sometimes meant what they said and occasionally even knew what they were talking about.” — George Kennedy Copy Share Image
As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
I still see acting, writing and directing as the same impulse: How can you help each story to the best of your… — Fred Hechinger Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a book, I prefer not to speak about it, because only when the book is finished can I try… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
A song is such a short form ... that 'the slightest flaw seems like a mountain.' And so every song needs to… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I think all of my songs are either based on personal experience or will be based on personal experience, because I do… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
I really love to write about food, crafts, and fashion, so those details will always be a part of my books. I… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
Remember that time slurs over everything, let all deeds fade, blurs all writings and kills all memories. Exempt are only those which… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Do not write to impress others. Authors who write to impress people have difficulty remaining true to themselves.” — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
“I can never go back on what I've written. If it was not good, it was true; if it was not artistic,… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
President Bush released his tax returns yesterday. He listed the economy as a liability. He gets to write that off. — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a Teacher with a big T, teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking to… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
“Marriage is a book in which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.” — Beverley Nichols Copy Share Image
Writing is the life blood of everything in Hollywood. Without writers, there are no scripts, no acting work. — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
