Celebrate Quote by David Nicholls

I'm much more interested in writing about the things that engage and enrage me as an adult rather than in wallowing in childhood sorrows.

— Robert J. Sawyer

The shame of being a man - is there any better reason to write?

— Gilles Deleuze

I can see a version of my life where it all becomes meaningless. On a good day, writing seems noble. Other times, it's narcissistic…

— Hari Kunzru

I tried to write worse but it was no good; my generalizations came out as before, each more exquisite than the last. I grew…

— Peter De Vries

“So I am led to one or two choices! Can I write? Will I write if I practice enough? How much should I sacrifice…

— Sylvia Plath

“Moral writing is boring.”

— Johan van Wyk

A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized.

— Suzanne Vega

I like writing flawed women, and being one, its something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.

— Callie Khouri

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

— Benjamin Franklin

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex.

— Nicholas Sparks

I always like to write something that will paint a cynical picture, but provide hope at the same time; I like to do that…

— Bill Ward

I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.

— Callie Khouri