Love Quote by Carrie Alexander

The secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter.

— Evan Esar

I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading and enjoying…

— Tess Gerritsen

“The typewriter is neat and compact and sturdy and blue, just the right machine to pound out a missive of love. When you strike…

— Yvette Walker

The first thing I remember is that my dad had a big iron Olivetti typewriter and he worked all night. He was a staffer…

— Giles Coren

I remember selling my first short story and thinking, Oh my god, I sold something for fifty dollars! That gives me the authority to…

— Chuck Palahniuk

I had a writing professor at Brandeis who told me I'd never make it - and when I sold my first novel a few…

— Caroline Leavitt

Yesterday I did not want to be borrowed but this is the typewriter that sits before me and love is where yesterday is at.

— Anne Sexton

I had spent five years not earning a penny, getting rejected. Thank God I had a husband who was supportive and encouraging. But I…

— Karen Abbott

My wife gave me a year to start making money out of writing, and after six months, I'd made not a bean. Suddenly, the…

— Jonathan Stroud

I just wrote what I felt like writing since they seemed to sell.

— Jack Vance

I've had a lot of typewriters that I've had relationships with; one still has a piece of masking tape that says "$8" on it.…

— Eddie Vedder

I have two vintage typewriters. One just about works and the other hasn't a hope in hell, bless it. But they're both beautiful, and…

— Matt Roper