Said Quote by Tana French

James Blish told me I had the worst case of "said bookism" (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told…

— Anne McCaffrey

“Is it rash to assume that when a practised writer says a thing, he is more likely to mean what he says than what…

— W. Somerset Maugham

Until the 20th century it was generally assumed that a writer had said what he had to say in his works.

— John Updike

Sometimes, what's not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices heard. I…

— Joel Edgerton

“Writers are always scrapping one word for a better one. Regular people just say stuff, they don't replace there words ever. Its the only…

— Morgan Parker

Never use a verb other than ‘said’ to carry dialogue.

— Elmore Leonard

“I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

“say   v. (says; past and past part.said) 1 [reporting verb] utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or…

— Oxford University Press

Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.

— Mason Cooley

That," he said, "is so not the point of this conversation.

— Maggie Stiefvater

“I do not say words, which you want to hear. The words just told me, to write them down.”

— Toba Beta

But nothing has replaced the writer. He or she is still stuck with the same old job of saying something that other people will…

— Anonymous