Prophet Quote by John Geddes

I have always been intensely uncomfortable with the idea of a science fiction writer as prophet. Not that there haven't been science fiction writers…

— William Gibson

“...writers, like priests, should have compassion...and a sensitivity to pain...”

— John Geddes

“...is the writer a prophet or priest - does he show the truth or serve the truth?...”

— John Geddes

“...no good writing flows from a polluted well - you can write about monsters, but you can't be one...”

— John Geddes

“Writing makes you a writer,” he’d told me. “If you get up every morning and write, then you’re a writer. Publishing doesn’t make you…

— Joanna Rakoff

“In my classes, we read great fiction obsessively, and then attempt to see how a writer managed to affect us. We try to understand…

— Dean Bakopoulos

It's not a college degree that makes a writer. The great thing is to have a story to tell.

— Polly Adler

The tension between standing apart, and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.

— Nadine Gordimer

Ultimately, you've got to have something to say, so a writer should continue learning things throughout life. But I don't think education makes one…

— Roger Zelazny

There is only one trait that makes the writer. He is always watching.

— Morley Callaghan

“You have made some notes, read some writing books, and done some research. Mostly what you've done is talk about writing a book. An…

— Pat Walsh

Discipline is what makes a writer. If writing was like lifting weights, then I'd look like Mr. Universe. Write every day. Give the Muse…

— Tony D'Souza