Around Quote by Jane Smiley

That's how I work, whether with stories or novels - they start with an image that comes to me in a daydream, and a…

— Dan Chaon

When I write a novel, I have what I think of as an icon that helps get me into the world of the book.

— Anna Quindlen

I try to make images that have the immediate presence we take for granted in objects - a chair, a shoe, a book, a…

— Michael Craig-Martin

Though I've spent years working with and creating images, I feel most comfortable expressing myself through writing.

— Michael Salu

Since I'm inarticulate, I express myself with images.

— Helen Levitt

“IMAGES : THEY EITHER GUIDE/MISGUIDE YOU . IT IS THE ORIENTATION / ALIGNMENT OF MIND THAT NEEDS TO BE TUNED TO FRAME THE TRUE IMAGES.”

— Mitesh

It can't be all about image. It's important for me that I put really good content in what I'm doing.

— Natasha Bedingfield

I try not to picture a reader when I'm writing. It's like trying to make a great table but not picturing anybody sitting at…

— Sadie Jones

I source images and ideas from different parts of my experiences, and sometimes they are things that are made-up, or just appear out of…

— Julia Stone

I like it when you have something happening by coincidence. Just something in a book is enough. But I prefer a fragment of an…

— Dries van Noten

I have a visual mind, so when I read a book, I get an instant picture in my head and it's very clear.

— Richard Armitage

An image often propels the novel, gets it started. For me, it's an image that has a lot of emotion connected to it.

— Will Hobbs