Character Quote by Mary J. Miller

Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.

— Elbert Hubbard

Maybe it's because we as writers are alone so often, are so attuned to listening to the run of our own thoughts, that we…

— Les Standiford

Writing is a concentrated form of thinking...a young writer sees that with words he can place himself more clearly into the world. Words on…

— Don DeLillo

I think some people think that writers read and read and read, get the information, and then write. That's not how it works. Often,…

— Anthony Doerr

What it takes is to actually write: not to think about it, not to imagine it, not to talk about it, but to actually…

— Luanne Rice

Many novice writers, students in particular, think that writing is little more than copying down their self-talk, the palaver of the voices they hear…

— Richard Rhodes

Writing is like sex. The more you think about it, the harder it is to do. It's better not to think about it so…

— Stephen King

When you write a story, it just flows and you don't control it. It's subconscious.

— Imtiaz Ali

When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts…

— Sheila Heti

I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters take over. And they tell me what to say…

— Andrew Greeley

Once you're imagining being the main character, and you're having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes over.

— Will Hobbs

Most writers do similar things in their minds. It's how the mind works, basically.

— Raymond Pettibon