“Writing to you is like some embarrassing remake of Waiting For Godot. Why don't you jerk off on paper in my direction,… — Maryse Holder Copy Share Image
I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely… — Summer Glau Copy Share Image
I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your… — Darryl Pinckney Copy Share Image
I just have this feeling that if it weren't for the Gloversville Free Library that I probably would not be a writer. — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
I've got an original graphic novel called 'The Indian and the Bandit' that I'm writing with a childhood friend. — Michael McMillian Copy Share Image
I did six series for the BBC and that was enough. I've been writing for ten years, which is more challenging artistically. — Alexei Sayle Copy Share Image
Our artists and writers should not be forced like soldiers to die on foreign soil or to return wounded and crawl famously… — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
Writing is such a solitary thing, so it's nice, when I'm discouraged, to see people still have such faith in fiction. — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
You have to be very productive in order to become excellent. You have to go through a poor period and a mediocre… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It's a gift that says, "Get honest; inquire." We reach out for alcohol, or television,… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
“All aspiring writers say these things: "I will not compromise and write a best seller!"—as if they could! There may be a… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
I was so in love with books from as early as I remember that it seemed a natural step to want to… — Marie Rutkoski Copy Share Image
One of the great things about being a writer/journalist is that my boss loves me to go out and do features on… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
Many writers were picked on as children. Why? Because they were weird from the get-go. They were often to be found at… — Heather O'Neill Copy Share Image
I'm very rigid about my schedule. I sit down at 8 A.M., and the Internet blocker goes on. My standard time is… — Claire Cameron Copy Share Image
The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder… — Alan Dean Foster Copy Share Image
“As a writer, I see the saga of your life in a single glimpse. It may be inaccurate, but my version doesn't… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Poor kid, I thought, to do this to yourself at twenty-three and leave a note that tells me you could have been… — Roger Kahn Copy Share Image
I've tried writing on a computer thinking it would make me more efficient, but if you're writing crummy stuff, being efficient is… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
For writers, so much is done in isolation. It can be easy to feel detached, or to get a little lost along… — Brad Listi Copy Share Image
You're just playing the songs over and over again and you maybe lose sight of the writing side of you. You're not… — Ellie Rowsell Copy Share Image
“Young writers often suppose that style is a garnish for the meat of prose, a sauce by which a dull dish is… — William Strunk Jr. E.B. White Copy Share Image
Harvard meant a lot in my writing life from the beginning, even though I didnt actually do much composition on the spot. — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
Providing a writer isn't put off by conventions - and some are - attending them can be a nice break from the… — Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Copy Share Image
The only way, I think, to learn to write short stories is to write them, and then try to discover what you… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
You shouldn't even be writing this story if you haven't heard me play live. You can't write with the passion you receive… — Dick Dale Copy Share Image
You are a writer when you tell yourself you are. No one else's opinion matters. Screw them. You are when you say… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
There are things that you can't do - like writing letters to a part of yourself. To your feet or hair. Or… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
There's a lot of effort expended once you begin to completely trash your life. Sometimes, writing feels like this to me. — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
“The truth is I didn’t need therapy; I just needed to feel loved and know that someone out there craved my attention.” — robert m drake Copy Share Image
To me, the best writing points to something literal or common but is also nuanced: The moment when somebody is telling you… — Kelela Copy Share Image
Read as much as you can. Write only when you feel the inner need to do so. And don’t ever rush into… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
“No one ever gave his life to translate and preserve the writings of Virgil or Homer. But many have dedicated their lives… — Larry Stone Copy Share Image
People should practice an art in order to make their souls grow and not to make money or become famous. Paint a… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I was encouraged, though, because I saw feminist writers - male and female - calling out the bias. I feel like more… — Paula Broadwell Copy Share Image
“Writing a book is like dating. It's exciting. It's dreamy. And after four years, I just want to end it.” — Carole Radziwill Copy Share Image
I think you should learn about writing from everybody who has ever written that has anything to teach you — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
When I write, I'm talking to myself constantly to make sure that it sounds OK; it has kind of a nice rhythm… — Brian Azzarello Copy Share Image
I've always said at the beginning of every single season of the show when I was running the show in the writers'… — Eric Kripke Copy Share Image
“I’d like to write a screenplay about my grandpa, and I’d like my future grandson to play the part. Talk about a… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
