2011 Quote by Walter Kirn

“Given Loughner's obsession with meaninglessness and language, maybe Foucault & Derrida deserve some fault here, too.”

— Walter Kirn

“[T]he anti-vitriol vitriol is getting ugly.”

— Walter Kirn

“This is how it works now with the news: the story begins with a moral, then a narrative is fashioned to support it.”

— Walter Kirn

Once, lovers on faraway shores sat by candlelight and dipped ink to parchment, writing words that could not be erased. They took an evening…

— Mitch Albom

Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let slip those opportunities the gods have given you. It is now high time…

— Marcus Aurelius

I think to the degree writers are serious, there is a greater tendency for them to write to themselves, because they're trying to compose…

— Marilynne Robinson

“You are the conductor of your own attitude! Nobody else can compose your thoughts for you.”

— Lee J. Colan

As a writer, you always try to imagine, 'What if I were in a situation like this? How would I react?'

— Erik Larson

[A writer] must try to think clearly, to feel deeply, to write honestly. If he is fortunate he will make a living, but his…

— Lawrence Clark Powell

I'm still not sure what pulled me into the career I chose, even though, now, I can't imagine having done anything else. Mostly, I…

— Peter Gzowski

I never really have blank page syndrome. I don't get blocked. I have a plan for my novel before I start which, although incomplete,…

— Ned Beauman

I'm not a very intentional writer. I try to be as unintentional as possible. What I basically try to do is invite the zeitgeist…

— William Gibson