Writing Quotes

18562 Writing quotes by 6643 unique authors

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted. — Anita Brookner
In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was… — Anita Brookner
Great writers are the saints for the godless. — Anita Brookner
You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed. — Anita Brookner
I can always write. Sometimes, to be sure, what I write is crap, but it's words on the page and therefore it is something to… — Geraldine Brooks
Because I worked as a newspaper reporter for about 14 years before attempting my first novel, I learned to write under almost any circumstances- by… — Geraldine Brooks
When I write a word in English, a simple one, such as, say, 'chief,' I have unwittingly ushered a querulous horde into the room. The… — Geraldine Brooks
When you're writing non-fiction, you go as far as you can go, and then ethically you have to stop. You can't go. You can't suppose.… — Geraldine Brooks
While I love to read contemporary fiction, I'm not drawn to writing it. Perhaps it's because the former journalist in me is too inhibited by… — Geraldine Brooks
Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate… — Mel Brooks
I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter. — Mel Brooks
What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling has changed accordingly. — Terry Brooks
I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing and as hand-made. — James Broughton
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands. — Abdallah II
Recipe writers hate to write about heat. They despise it. Because there aren't proper words for communicating what should be done with it. — Alton Brown
Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a compromise. If you're… — Dan Brown
I will not write a lame follow-up. It could take me 20 years. But I will never turn in a book that I'm not happy… — Dan Brown
I write seven days a week, starting at 4 o'clock in the morning, including Christmas. — Dan Brown
I write slowly. I actually write quickly, but I throw out so much material. — Dan Brown
Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can. — Helen Gurley Brown
Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in. — Louise Brown
Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did. — Rita Mae Brown
I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category. — Rita Mae Brown
Writers will happen in the best of families. — Rita Mae Brown
I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We used to write essays like: What I'm going to be… — Lenny Bruce

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