Poetry is almost like my foundation for everything. I almost feel I am a better actor and writer because of it. — Omari Hardwick Copy Share Image
Because I write intuitively and image-by-image and moment-by-moment, my writing has to be powered by feelings and emotions. — Fred D'Aguiar Copy Share Image
If I have something I want to say that is too difficult for adults to swallow, then I will write it in… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
I'm writing a script-a romantic drama, but I don't want to give too much of it away. I'm also writing a long… — Neve Campbell Copy Share Image
Literature in the written sense represents the triumph of language over writing: the subversion of writing for purposes that have little or… — Robert Bringhurst Copy Share Image
Like most new writers, I could only hope that one day one publisher might agree to publish one of my books; I… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
“...at seventeen I tried to write poetry confining myself solely to Anglo-Saxon words - don't know if it helped, but it made… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“A place that proves if you get enough talented people in a room, one or two are bound to offer some helpful… — A. Lee Martinez Copy Share Image
I am fascinated by religion. (That's a completely different thing from believing in it!) It has had such an incalculably huge effect… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Who hasn’t grown up knowing the bitchy cheerleader, a dumb jock, the computer nerd, an overbearing mother, a distant father, a misunderstood… — Karen Wojcik Berner Copy Share Image
Do not be influenced by the importance of the writer, and whether his learning be great or small, but let the love… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
I think my music being referred to as "cinematic" has a lot to do with people just not being used to listening… — Patrick Watson Copy Share Image
The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction,… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
“Remember that you’re looking for the author’s ideas. Begin by stating in rough fashion what you think the writer is talking about—that… — Haddon W. Robinson Copy Share Image
Most personal correspondence of today consists of letters the first half of which are given over to an indexed statement of why… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
I've always loved opera; it never occurred to me that I would write a proper libretto. One of my closest friends is… — Terry Teachout Copy Share Image
Might we not say that every child at play behaves like a creative writer, in that he creates a world of his… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
A born writer is born scrofulous; his career is an accident dictated by physical or circumstantial disabilities. — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
When you're young, everything seems like a romance. At 96, I can still feel romantic about publishing young unknown writers. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
I think of myself as writing realist American fiction. 'Cynical but hopeful' wouldn't be the worst thing I've ever been called. — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
You are the vibrational writers of the script of your life, and everyone else in the Universe is playing the part that… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
Allowing artist-illustrators to control the design and content of statistical graphics is almost like allowing typographers to control the content, style, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People want more real artistes. They want girls who can actually sing and play an instrument and write their own songs -… — Marion Raven Copy Share Image
“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I prepare for my craft so that when opportunities come, I can deliver something hopefully even more interesting than the writer had… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today. — Miguel de Icaza Copy Share Image
Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer… — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image
My advice for writers is to get a good day job. It takes the pressure off writing if you have a job… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
“My writing, it’s all I have. Well, aside from my health. And shelter, food, and clothing. Oh, and my cat.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“A writer may not know the way at first; but if he endeavors to complete his task, he carves a path with… — Susan J. McIntire Copy Share Image
“Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning: I wanted to know… — Sharon O'Brien Copy Share Image
Actually, I wish I did nothing but write. Acting takes a lot of heat off of me monetarily but it puts a… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
As a teenager, I wanted to write novels. By college, it was theater, plays, and then, shortly, it was film. — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be… — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
“Admire the habits and accomplishments of other authors, but not to the extend it depresses or distracts you from accomplishing your own… — Sarah Gerdes Copy Share Image
Every writer should be able to write anything if you do the research and you're sensitive enough to ask the questions. — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
Some people, through luck and skill, end up with a lot of assets. If you're good at kicking a ball, writing software,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image