Articles Quote by Nora Ephron

As a writer, putting words on the page is how I pay attention.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

If you do not have the time to read, you do not have the time to lead.

— Phillip C. Schlechty

“The Headline Principle Get attention by starting with your best material, especially a grabbing, thought-provoking line that makes listeners think, I want to know…

— Bill McGowan

You find the most important thing that really grabs you, and put it right up top. Don't bury the lead. Put it at the…

— Kurt Loder

The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and…

— Mark Twain

“I’ve given you plenty of ways not to start your presentation. What’s a better approach? Well, think of how a journalist writes a news…

— Bill McGowan

Most writing doesn’t take place on the page; it takes place in your head.

— Susan Orlean

Journalism taught me how to write a sentence that would make someone want to read the next one. You are trained to get rid…

— Amy Hempel

If I had been asked to write 1,200 words for a newspaper tomorrow, on any subject, I would just do it rather than leave…

— Tom Stoppard

First and foremost, it's got to be on the page. It starts with the writing.

— Miguel Ferrer

I don't read liner notes and stuff, and I don't read articles very often.

— Spencer Krug

I see my writing as the process of looking at the usual, but from two steps to the side.

— Katherine Dunn