Another Writer Quotes

25 Another Writer quotes by 24 unique authors

I'd rather be caught holding up a bank than stealing so much as a two-word phrase from another writer. — Jack Smith
When asked how she knows when her writing is where she wants it to be: "I know when it's the best I can do. It… — Maya Angelou
Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a craft. Bach and Picasso didn't… — William Zinsser
You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a… — A. E. van Vogt
I know of three ways to recognize another writer: Writers are shamelessly nosy. Writers tell good stories, even about dumb old, daily things. On most… — Unknown Author
The admiration of another writer’s work is almost in inverse proportion to similarities in style. — Ann Beattie
Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it's… — Ed McBain
To choose a writer for a friend is like palling around with your cardiologist, who might be musing as you talk to him that you… — Anatole Broyard
The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on… — Charles Bukowski
When another writer in another house is not free, no writer is free. — Orhan Pamuk
PLAGIARIZE, v. To take the thought or style of another writer whom one has never, never read. — Ambrose Bierce
When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer. — Joseph Kanon
Since I can barely write two books a year the best solution seems to be co-author projects. My goal isn't to get another writer to… — Janet Evanovich
Only another writer, someone who had worked his heart out on a good book which sold three thousand copies, could appreciate the thrill that overcame… — James A. Michener
Another writer asserts that the tyranny of man over woman has its roots, after all, in his nobler feelings; his love, his chivalry, and his… — Susan B. Anthony
I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands up in front of an American flag and gives this… — Francis Ford Coppola
Yes, but another writer I read in high school who just knocked me out was Theodore Dreiser. I read An American Tragedy all in one… — Joan Didion
I don't think I've ever had a mentor. The closest thing is my friend Christopher Fowler, another writer. Chris kept me sane for a long… — Joanne Harris
When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read another writer and know I have nothing to worry about. My… — Charles Bukowski
Get stuffed, don't you have more publicity stunts to pull?" Bones shot back. "How about chatting with another writer who can smear your name into… — Jeaniene Frost
Some writers are only born to help another writer write one sentence. — Ernest Hemingway
If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new writer.… — Poppy Z. Brite
He invented this idea of telling the life story of a great writer through becoming his characters and becoming him. It was such a pleasure… — Simon Callow
I used to write in a local coffee shop, but there was another guy, another writer, who kept sitting in my favorite seat. I would… — Lev Grossman
There are numerous cases of that, where one of our writers discovers another writer whom he likes, and we then take that book on. So… — James Laughlin

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