Copies Quote by Dorothy Parker

I like to encourage young talented writers to try and help them get published and so forth, but that's all. That's the best I…

— Oscar Hijuelos

“...writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and learn to kill. If you…

— Robert Galbraith

I really don't want to encourage young writers. Keep them down and out and silent is my motto.

— John Updike

Young writers shouldn't be afraid of striving to emulate their favorites. It's a good way to learn, as long as you move on from…

— Poppy Z. Brite

I am not a writer, but I feel that when our production company is successful, we'll be able to give some young writers with…

— Viola Davis

Young writers should keep out of pubs and remember that the cliche way of the artistic life is a lie.

— Patrick Kavanagh

The great thing about writing for a younger audience is that they will give it to you straight with their responses. They'll tell you…

— Cassandra Clare

There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.

— Andrew Lloyd Webber

I don't want anyone reading my writing to think about style. I just want them to be in the story.

— Willa Cather

Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write than to be written…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

A lot of young writers are very precious about their words. Don't be - you've got to be ready to burn stuff. You're not…

— Josh Lieb

For writers: don't hold back. Be weird. Be sentimental. Be melodramatic. Take the risk of being not-cool, not-hip.

— Andrew Sean Greer