Writers Quotes

2641 Writers quotes by 1655 unique authors

My father was a writer; I've known a lot of children of writers - daughters and sons of writers, and it can be a hard… — Caitlin Flanagan
I think all writers are always collecting characters as we go along. Not just characters of course, we're collecting EVERYTHING. Bits and pieces of story.… — Unknown Author
Successful writers are not the ones who write the best sentences. They are the ones who keep writing. They are the ones who discover what… — Bonnie Friedman
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
Voice is the je ne sais quoi of spirited writing. It separates brochures and brilliance, memo and memoir, a ship's log and The Old Man… — Constance Hale
As far as my creative urge is concerned, I do sit down and write my own music...I'll tell you a writer who I think is… — Unknown Author
Writers do not write about a place because they belong there, but because they want to. — Tony Earley
If you're going to be a writer, you're going to write because you have to. It's not like other arts and not nearly as rewarding… — Unknown Author
The term bohemian has a bad reputation because it's allied to myriad clichés, but Parisians originally adopted the term, associated with nomadic Gypsies, to describe… — Sarah Thornton
Writers aren't born, they're made - from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. — Alexander Chee
I do not enjoy the promotional side of being a writer, to be blunt about it. Even with the little amount that is expected of… — Rachel Kushner
What I love about the thriller form is that it makes you write a story. You can't get lost in your own genius, which is… — Harlan Coben
As I said earlier, there are no writers who could create a literary vision of the new reality. — Andrzej Wajda
So there was a constant flow and a thin line there between reality and television and yes, much of what I was experiencing in my… — Alan Thicke
They started doing it in reality TV, where writers don't have union protections and are easy marks for getting this kind of material in there.… — Unknown Author
Gardeners (or just plain simple writers who write about the garden) always have something they like intensely and in particular, right at the moment you… — Jamaica Kincaid
I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity… — Irvine Welsh
They had me all happy, singing. It was very awkward. I think the writers are frantically planning something appropriate to honor him, but we don't… — Kristin Chenoweth
Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples. But August stands… — Unknown Author
I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who try to start… — George R. R. Martin
The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence. — J. B. Priestley
Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age. — Alexander McCall Smith
I don't think I ever got the hang of the writers' room. I love collaborating with people, but I really do my best work alone,… — Diablo Cody
I don't think that writers or painters or filmmakers function because they have something they particularly want to say. They have something that they feel.… — Stanley Kubrick
When writers die they become books, which is, after all, not too bad an incarnation. — Jorge Luis Borges

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