Clever Quote by Iain Banks

Writing plays fast and loose with the past.

— Andre Aciman

When you're reading some of the great plays, when you do what I call "taking up with a writer," something happens.

— Al Pacino

“The best thing about a being a writer is the creative process. I often describe it as a beautiful headache that I wouldn't change…

— Nicole Huggins

Writing a play, you have to retain it all in your head - you need more time. With prose, you can snatch an hour…

— Nell Leyshon

“Stop to read good writers who are witty and are fun, 'cause that's the kind of fuel on which your Train of Thought will…

— Mister Lemur

“The greatest thing about being a writer is the fact you never have to learn lines - you get to write them! ”

— Neill Bartlett

I fell into writing plays by accident. But the reason I write plays is that it's the only thing I'm any good at.

— David Hare

“Always remember that writing is an alliance between author and reader. With every line we put down on the page, we need to leave…

— Hal Zina Bennett

“As a writer, I play with words all day long. I toy with them, listen for their overtones, crack them open, and try to…

— Philip Yancey

“You don’t become a good writer overnight. It takes persistence and repetition to gain mastery.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

People used to expect literary novels to deepen the experience of living; now they are happy with any sustained display of writerly cleverness.

— Anonymous

The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.

— Martin Cruz Smith