"Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is……" — William Zinsser

More Another Writer Quotes

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• I'd rather be caught holding up a bank than stealing so much as a two-word phrase from another writer. — Jack Smith
• When asked how she knows when her writing is where she wants it to be: "I know when it's the… — Maya Angelou
• You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another… — A. E. van Vogt
• I know of three ways to recognize another writer: Writers are shamelessly nosy. Writers tell good stories, even about dumb… — Unknown Author
• The admiration of another writer’s work is almost in inverse proportion to similarities in style. — Ann Beattie
• Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form… — Ed McBain
• To choose a writer for a friend is like palling around with your cardiologist, who might be musing as you… — Anatole Broyard
• The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of… — Charles Bukowski
• When another writer in another house is not free, no writer is free. — Orhan Pamuk
• PLAGIARIZE, v. To take the thought or style of another writer whom one has never, never read. — Ambrose Bierce
• When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer. — Joseph Kanon
• Since I can barely write two books a year the best solution seems to be co-author projects. My goal isn't… — Janet Evanovich

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