Books Quote by Debbie Reynolds Download Open image “That's what a writer does; they make things up and that makes for good reading.” — Debbie Reynolds ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Doe Good reading Reading Writing
You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up. It's all there and you just have to… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
That is as true for fiction or non-fiction. The writer has to really know their subject. It is really important to remember that the… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
Writers don't always know what they mean - that's why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
If the writer were more like a reader, he’d be a reader, not a writer. It’s as uncomplicated as that. — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
Authors make stuff up. Let's not pretend it's any more magical than that. — Kameron Hurley Copy Share Image
I'm going to stay on stage until I drop dead. Then I'm going to have myself stuffed, like Trigger, and I'm going to put… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
I always found that kind of hard, and even though Gene Kelly was also a taskmaster, Bobby [Fosse] was tougher. — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
You don't get there the easy way. If you feel sorry for yourself, and you let yourself go down, you will drown. — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
I don't think you can ever be bitter about anything, because if you don't allow your heart to stay open, then all you have… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
I just think there's more paparazzi, there's more cable TV, there's millions of networks now, there's more paparazzi. People liked gossip then, and they… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
For 'Singin' in the Rain,' I bought most of the costumes - the 'Fit as a Fiddle' costumes and the 'Make Them Laugh' Donald… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
If I ever stop working, I might have a problem. But I never seem to be able to stop working. — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
I stopped making movies because I don't like taking my clothes off. Maybe it's realism, but in my opinion, it's utter filth. — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
