Lifetime Quote by John Mortimer

Writers do well to carefully attend to those moments of inspiration, because chances are that they're writing from a very deep place. The subsequent…

— Adam Ross

A writer needs a life of introspection.

— Tom Robbins

The successful writer listens to himself.

— Frank Herbert

There seems to be a tremendous desire among many people now to know authors and how they work, to know what's autobiographical and what…

— Alice Mattison

The fact is that at different stages of your life, and under the influence of different inspirations, you write different things. The point is…

— Vikram Seth

As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer.

— David Frum

“Authors are the curators of experience. They filter the world's noise, and out of that noise they make the purest signal they can-out of…

— Peter Mendelsund

Every writer has his own voice. Other than that I'm always trying to do change-ups and publishers haven't always been happy about that.

— Dean Koontz

We read and remember certain writers because they offer distinctive voices and perspectives, because they've given themselves over completely and passionately to their obsessions…

— Chang-Rae Lee

It must be extremely uncomfortable to live with a writer - all that preoccupation and brooding.

— W. G. Sebald

Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people. They are…

— Raymond Chandler

It's too easy to unconsciously echo another novelist's voice while reading fiction, a habit of mimicry I probably picked up as a musician.

— Greg Iles