Being different Quote by Nell Zink

There is a point, and it is reached more easily than is supposed, where interference with freedom of the arts and literature becomes an…

— Rebecca West

Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress.

— George Henry Lewes

In many ways ideas are more important than people - they are much more permanent.

— Charles Kettering

“Any writer who waits for inspiration to strike will never finish a book. Inspiration is all very well but it will never replace sheer…

— Barbara Michaels

In my experience, people looking for progress aren't actually looking to move things forward. They're looking to be perceived in a certain way: as…

— James Murphy

Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress. It deepens our natural sensibilities, and strengthens by exercise our intellectual capacities.…

— George Henry Lewes

It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.

— Dani Shapiro

Violence is what people do when they run out of good ideas.

— James S.A. Corey

Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they dont try or give up when their efforts dont lead to a masterpiece right…

— Lauren Tarshis

Progress is hard to measure in any creative endeavor, I think. It's often a matter of instinct, of feeling your way through what works…

— Kate DiCamillo

There's no reason that a writer, if they have some discipline and curiosities and passion, can't be vital for a long, long time.

— Peter Hedges

The biggest achievement is to create silence. I think every real writer who has a passion to do justice to the world thinks this…

— Peter Handke