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A writer's problem does not change. He himself changes and the world he lives in changes but his problem remains the same. It is always… — Ernest Hemingway
An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the… — Irwin Shaw
Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!' — Jane Smiley
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
Right now-whether you're in writing courses getting "paid" in credit for writing, or burdened and distracted by earning a living and changing diapers-figure out how… — Janet Burroway
Don't get discouraged because there's a lot of mechanical work to writing. I rewrote the first part of Farewell to Arms at least fifty times. — Ernest Hemingway
By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one… — Roald Dahl
When I sit down to write, which is the essential moment in my life, I am completely alone. Whenever I write a book, I accumulate… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I always do my draft in long hand because even the ink is part of the flow. — Martin Amis
When you retire, it's a place in life, a part of the journey. You just don't quit work; you develop an attitude where you can… — Tom T. Hall
It sometimes seems that we live as if we wonder when life is going to begin. It isn't always clear just what we are waiting… — Richard L. Evans
All day I have been tossed and whirled in a preposterous happiness; was it an elf in the blood? Or a bird in the brain?… — C.S. Lewis
There is a distinction between what may be called a problem and what may be considered an exercise. The latter serves to drill a student… — Howard Whitley Eves
A part of eugenic politics would finally land us in an extensive use of the lethal chamber. A great many people would have to be… — George Bernard Shaw
The best part of it for me is the idea that this group of young men, who came together and believed in themselves, bought the… — Tom Coughlin
To act the part of a true friend requires more conscientious feeling than to fill with credit and complacency any other station or capacity in… — Unknown Author
As a young girl, I never felt attractive. I was fat and unhappy at times, and that kind of thinking stays with you your entire… — Kate Winslet
Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn't like, but I've stopped complaining about mine because I don't want to critique nature's handiwork… — Alfre Woodard
In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's a fantastic game… — Judit Polgar
I refused to worry about something I could not change, and I still refuse. Look, I'm like any other woman. All this evolved b.s. that… — Kristen Bell

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