Curveballs Quote by Mike Colter

I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting.

— Tony Gilroy

A good story will keep you wondering about what's happening, what's going on, where does this go? Now it's going to go that way,…

— Fede Alvarez

I think writers can gain a lot of vitality from being misread.

— Matthew Specktor

The writers keep managing to turn the show in on itself, coming up with something that's well thought-out and miraculous.

— Kiefer Sutherland

Even though I think writers can sometimes thrive from being misread. It can give them something to push off of.

— Matthew Specktor

Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there.

— Beverly Cleary

I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels…

— David Brin

Very few writers really know what they are doing until they have done it.

— Anne Lamott

Writers love to write those idiotic, long stage directions, and some of them worse than others. They have nothing to do with the movie.…

— William H. Macy

Writers need to be tough. This is not for the weak of will. And we have to realize that, yeah, it's never good enough.…

— David Morrell

All writers are discontent. That's because they're aware of a potential and believe they're not reaching it.

— William Saroyan

It's important for all writers to try to figure out what they're doing.

— Vijay Seshadri