Kinder Quote by Eric Burdon

So you have the challenge of just learning the lines, period, and not only learning them, but learning them to the extent that you…

— Glenn Close

The letters of famous people can be placed into two categories: there is the type of letter which becomes itself a valuable contribution to…

— Muriel Spark

Anyone can express himself or herself, but what writers and poets want to do in their work, more than simply express themselves, is communicate.

— Raymond Carver

Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to Spain and…

— Anonymous

I think Lindsay Kemp really introduced me to the work of Jean Genet, and through that, I kind of kept re-educating myself about other…

— David Bowie

I actually very rarely see comedy myself, and although I admire the work of some comics, it does come from all over, so I'll…

— Dylan Moran

When younger writers and poets, musicians and painters are weakened by a stemming of funds, they come to me saddened, not as full of…

— Maya Angelou

The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear.

— Bryant H. McGill

I was joking earlier when I said that all writers are manic depressives, but it's a joke with a lot of truth behind it.…

— T.C. Boyle

The only advice [for new writers and poets] I can offer is to be yourself: not the self someone else wants you to be,…

— Nikki Giovanni

Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that was politically very conservative and it's…

— Alex Cox

I was brought up in a home where I saw my parents read and I was taken to bookshops and libraries, so I grew…

— Michael Scott