Good Writers Quotes

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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers. — Mel Brooks
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish… — Edward Albee
I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available… — John le Carre
So many interviews, even ones that I consider really intelligent and good writers, will do the, like, 'Oh, you're not taking your clothes off like… — Lorde
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. — Edward Albee
Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide. — Larry L. King
Good writers are visible just behind their words. — William Zinsser
I've always thought that a lot of really good writers go wrong by getting so into the craft and the technique and perfection. Perfection can… — Patterson Hood
Stargate by far is the top of the pile when it comes to Sci-Fi. The quality is great. They have really good writers, production design,… — Corin Nemec
Most writers write to say something about other people - and it doesn't last. Good writers write to find out about themselves - and it… — Gloria Steinem
Good writers are of necessity rare. — George Henry Lewes
On the other hand, at some level the mass of unresolved issues in Northern Ireland does influence the fact that there are so many good… — Paul Muldoon
Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego. — John Cheever
Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem they were born to understand. — Alberto Moravia
The good stories, of course, write themselves. And somebody wants to know who are the really good writers, and how many of them there are.… — R. A. Lafferty
Bad writers have influences. Good writers steal. — S.M. Stirling
Usually people who do bad things make good writers.I did a lot of bad things, which is why my novels are interesting. — Jakucho Setouchi
I regard posterity as vulgar as success. I don't trust posterity. I don't think what's good is necessarily recognized in the long run. Too many… — Peter Biskind
You do an awful lot of bad writing in order to do any good writing. Incredibly bad. I think it would be very interesting to… — William S. Burroughs
All good writers express the state of their souls, even (as occurs in some cases of very good writers) if it is a state of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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