Books Quote by Nancy Kress

Within a single scene, it seems to be unwise to have access to the inner reflections of more than one character. The reader generally…

— John Ciardi

It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice

— Colleen McCullough

One nourishes one's created characters with one's own substance: it's rather like the process of gestation. To give the character life, or to give…

— Marguerite Yourcenar

I can't recall a story that played out exactly as I'd expected it to. That's one of the thrills of journalism - being surprised,…

— Dave Barry

For the collection, I am like a painter or a writer. I may or may not be a character in my own story.

— Sonia Rykiel

“Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere. While others…

— Anonymous

A lot of people get writer's block, and I think you just have to show up for work, sit down, and be like, 'I'm…

— Brian Fallon

“Was the dividing line between life and fiction as hazy for other people as it was for a writer?”

— Dean Koontz

In a writer there must always be two people - the writer and the critic.

— Leo Tolstoy

There are just so many options that people have. But as a writer, you'll drive yourself crazy, if you worry about that too much.…

— Carlton Cuse

People have writer's block not because they can't write, but because they despair of writing eloquently.

— Anonymous

I write mostly in my office in the shed outside at home, but it can get very cold. I write best on the train,…

— Dermot Healy