Curveballs Quote by Mike Colter

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate corruption. He asks no praise, because his praise comes…

— Raymond Chandler

“In general, writers never find out how strong their talent is: that investigation begins with their obituaries. In the USSR, writers found out how…

— Martin Amis

I'm a writer and writers either have good memories or nothing at all.

— Maya Angelou

“All good storytellers are of necessity good writers - even if they may be poorly edited ones. Unfortunately, not all good writers are good…

— Nupur Tustin

One of the qualities essential to writing exciting stories, whether for page or screen, is an ability to abandon one's morality. We simply cannot…

— Russell Smith

“Generally speaking, writers who have been at it for a while, and who are any good at it, suffer from an acute kind of…

— Mark Slouka

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

— Beverly Cleary

“Only seconds slip by without me scrambling for the aid of someone better, more knowledgeable, to walk beside. Writers are good for that. They…

— Chila Woychik

My advice for writers is to get a good day job. It takes the pressure off writing if you have a job that pays…

— Abraham Verghese

I've heard a lot of great success stories from writers - how so many of them struggled to get where they are and how…

— Kevin Sampsell

The most despised sector of Hollywood are the writers. A good writer is quickly promoted to a 'concept man' - and then a producer…

— John Rhys-Davies

If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.

— Irvin S. Cobb