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Writer Quotes

No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published Picture Quote #1

A writer who attempts to live on the manufacture of his imagination is continually coquetting with starvation Picture Quote #1

As before, there is a great silence, with no end in sight. The writer surrenders, listening Picture Quote #1

That’s the great thing about being a writer. You dream up amazing questions... and then dream up even more amazing answers Picture Quote #1

Bad as euphemism is, however, indirection is worse. I notice that a writer in a recent magazine gives this advice to budding newspaper men Picture Quote #1

The writer can only explore the inner space of his characters by perceptively navigating his own Picture Quote #1

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It is a poor thing for the writer to take on that which he doesn’t understand Picture Quote #1

No one in the modern world is more lonely than the writer with a literary conscience Picture Quote #1

For writing a first draft requires from the writer a peculiar internal state which ordinary life does not induce... how to set yourself spinning? Picture Quote #1

A writer... whittles at the words and phrases of today and makes of them forms to set the mind of tomorrow’s generation Picture Quote #1

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it Picture Quote #1

I love being a writer because I want to leave something here on earth to make it better, prettier, stronger Picture Quote #1

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What a writer brought to a book didn’t matter as much as what the reader contributed Picture Quote #1

Normally, what you’re envious of is a book, not a writer: standards, ideas, levels … almost nonexistent things Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been a writer, I’ve always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting Picture Quote #1

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends Picture Quote #1

I always was going to be a writer. The other jobs were just to keep me in food. Though I enjoyed the archaeology Picture Quote #1

A modern writer likens coquettes to those hunters who do not eat the game which they have successfully pursued Picture Quote #1

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I’m an engineer and a writer. And I find that those two things are not uncomplementary Picture Quote #1

Any writer who could handle all these different voices would deserve high praise, but to do so without any sense of jarring or incoherence is an extraordinary accomplishment Picture Quote #1

A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender Picture Quote #1

The measure of artistic merit is the length to which a writer is willing to go in following his own compulsions Picture Quote #1

I’m a writer, not a professional runner. It’s fun and it helps me write. I need powerful concentration Picture Quote #1

As a writer, its important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should do your karma as an author the way you want to, and rest is up to God Picture Quote #1

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As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer’s because it attacks the two things most central to a writer’s craft - language and memory, which together make up an individual’s identity. Alzheimer’s makes a new character out of a familiar person Picture Quote #1

The illusion is an agreement between the reader and writer that this [story] will be like life. The emotional temperature drops when you have footnotes Picture Quote #1

The average person might articulate them differently, but we all think about interpersonal relationships in one way or another. Writers just express that in different ways and capture it in different ways. To some degree, we’re all thinking about the same things. It’s the zeitgeist. The trick, in a way, as a writer, is to hope that your interests in some sense link up with the culture around you Picture Quote #1

When I was young, I wanted to be a dramatic writer, a writer of tragedy. Nothing would’ve pleased me more than if I could have written like Eugene O’Neil or Tennessee Williams Picture Quote #1

I’m not a science-fiction writer. I’ve only written one book that’s science fiction, and that’s Fahrenheit 451. All the others are fantasy Picture Quote #1

Many self-employed people provide services that are nonessential. So whether you get your hair done less or your hair cut less, or your nails done less, as a writer and a speaker I was very clear that corporations weren’t being as open and as generous and I wasn’t getting the kind of work that I usually got Picture Quote #1

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No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published (Writer Quotes) A writer who attempts to live on the manufacture of his imagination is continually coquetting with starvation (Writer Quotes) As before, there is a great silence, with no end in sight. The writer surrenders, listening (Writer Quotes) That’s the great thing about being a writer. You dream up amazing questions... and then dream up even more amazing answers (Writer Quotes) Bad as euphemism is, however, indirection is worse. I notice that a writer in a recent magazine gives this advice to budding newspaper men (Writer Quotes) The writer can only explore the inner space of his characters by perceptively navigating his own (Writer Quotes) It is a poor thing for the writer to take on that which he doesn’t understand (Writer Quotes) No one in the modern world is more lonely than the writer with a literary conscience (Writer Quotes) For writing a first draft requires from the writer a peculiar internal state which ordinary life does not induce... how to set yourself spinning? (Writer Quotes) A writer... whittles at the words and phrases of today and makes of them forms to set the mind of tomorrow’s generation (Writer Quotes) A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it (Writer Quotes) I love being a writer because I want to leave something here on earth to make it better, prettier, stronger (Writer Quotes) What a writer brought to a book didn’t matter as much as what the reader contributed (Writer Quotes) Normally, what you’re envious of is a book, not a writer: standards, ideas, levels … almost nonexistent things (Writer Quotes) I’ve always been a writer, I’ve always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting (Writer Quotes) A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends (Writer Quotes) I always was going to be a writer. The other jobs were just to keep me in food. Though I enjoyed the archaeology (Writer Quotes) A modern writer likens coquettes to those hunters who do not eat the game which they have successfully pursued (Writer Quotes) I’m an engineer and a writer. And I find that those two things are not uncomplementary (Writer Quotes) Any writer who could handle all these different voices would deserve high praise, but to do so without any sense of jarring or incoherence is an extraordinary accomplishment (Writer Quotes) A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender (Writer Quotes) The measure of artistic merit is the length to which a writer is willing to go in following his own compulsions (Writer Quotes) I’m a writer, not a professional runner. It’s fun and it helps me write. I need powerful concentration (Writer Quotes) As a writer, its important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should do your karma as an author the way you want to, and rest is up to God (Writer Quotes) As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer’s because it attacks the two things most central to a writer’s craft - language and memory, which together make up an individual’s identity. Alzheimer’s makes a new character out of a familiar person (Writer Quotes) The illusion is an agreement between the reader and writer that this [story] will be like life. The emotional temperature drops when you have footnotes (Writer Quotes) The average person might articulate them differently, but we all think about interpersonal relationships in one way or another. Writers just express that in different ways and capture it in different ways. To some degree, we’re all thinking about the same things. It’s the zeitgeist. The trick, in a way, as a writer, is to hope that your interests in some sense link up with the culture around you (Writer Quotes) When I was young, I wanted to be a dramatic writer, a writer of tragedy. Nothing would’ve pleased me more than if I could have written like Eugene O’Neil or Tennessee Williams (Writer Quotes) I’m not a science-fiction writer. I’ve only written one book that’s science fiction, and that’s Fahrenheit 451. All the others are fantasy (Writer Quotes) Many self-employed people provide services that are nonessential. So whether you get your hair done less or your hair cut less, or your nails done less, as a writer and a speaker I was very clear that corporations weren’t being as open and as generous and I wasn’t getting the kind of work that I usually got (Writer Quotes)

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