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Writers Quotes

Unrecognized alcoholism is the ruling pathology among writers and intellectuals Picture Quote #1

Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I started up my own small cheesecake company in Philadelphia Picture Quote #1

Part of living, part of becoming a wise man or a wise woman, is to get to that point where you can have a friend for whom you are genuinely happy when he or she has a success. That’s tough. Very few people get to that point. With writers it’s next to impossible. You can’t really bless a writer who’s as good as yourself Picture Quote #1

There are all kinds of writers. The best writers write children’s books Picture Quote #1

Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers Picture Quote #1

Some major American publishing houses still seek work by foreign writers Picture Quote #1

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It was always a false assumption that white American writers cannot write novels about race unless they’re approaching it from a very oblique angle Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t want everybody to be an art or literature major, but the world would be poorer - figuratively, anyway - if we were all coding software or running companies. We also want musicians to awaken our souls, writers to lead us into fictional lands, and philosophers to help us exercise our minds and engage the world Picture Quote #1

I think the best writers use the language they use every day when they talk to friends. When we talk to each other, we tend to talk in short grabs rather than in long flowing sentences. I think that’s not a bad way to write Picture Quote #1

Its gresham’s law in operation is all walks of life and not just money: bad money drives out good money from circulation; bad writers drive out good writers from circulation, bad parents drive out good parents from nuturing, bad politicians drive out good politicians from governance, bad girls drive out good girls from heart, bad teachers drive out good teachers from classes....But bad emotions drive out good rationality Picture Quote #1

The Shield made me realize there were great opportunities for writers in TV Picture Quote #1

My favorite thing about this business is you’re just jammed in a room on a set with like-minded people - writers, directors, and art designers and hairdressers. People who didn’t work a 9-to-5 but chose this life. You’re going to like at least two or three people in that you love these people so much Picture Quote #1

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We were trained as writers with the idea that literature is something that can change reality, that it’s not just a very sophisticated entertainment, but a way to act Picture Quote #1

I think I’m part of a generation of crime writers all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the fact that we’d chosen this very conservative genre Picture Quote #1

There are too many good comic book writers out there. I’d rather remain a fanboy Picture Quote #1

Publishers never tell writers anything. They’re all crazy and they drive me crazy Picture Quote #1

Movies, particularly the big hit movies, are all just special effects. But on television, the writers are in control of the shows, and they control the scripts Picture Quote #1

Science fiction writers aren’t fortune tellers. Fortune tellers are fakes Picture Quote #1

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I go to readings by fiction writers like Alice Walker, and I’m envious of the level of attention they generate Picture Quote #1

One of the most subtle and powerful writers of dark fiction - a unique voice Picture Quote #1

Writers ... I think ... live on that fine line between insanity and genius Picture Quote #1

It is true that writers often owe their most inspired thoughts, their most extraordinary phrases, to their generous typesetters, who assist their flights of fancy with so-called typographical errors Picture Quote #1

People often ask writers where they get their inspiration, and for me, the short answer is that I haven’t a clue; I’m just grateful that I get them Picture Quote #1

I got interested in the question of literacy because writers are always moaning about why more people don’t read books. They long for the good old days when people read serious novels Picture Quote #1

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If we as writers could predict what readers grab on to, we would write it Picture Quote #1

There’s a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV Picture Quote #1

I often felt myself to be an outsider, which is great training for all writers Picture Quote #1

Like all writers, my greatest inspiration, my ultimate muse, is a deadline Picture Quote #1

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Unrecognized alcoholism is the ruling pathology among writers and intellectuals (Writers Quotes) Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I started up my own small cheesecake company in Philadelphia (Writers Quotes) Part of living, part of becoming a wise man or a wise woman, is to get to that point where you can have a friend for whom you are genuinely happy when he or she has a success. That’s tough. Very few people get to that point. With writers it’s next to impossible. You can’t really bless a writer who’s as good as yourself (Writers Quotes) There are all kinds of writers. The best writers write children’s books. (Writers Quotes) Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers (Writers Quotes) Some major American publishing houses still seek work by foreign writers (Writers Quotes) It was always a false assumption that white American writers cannot write novels about race unless they’re approaching it from a very oblique angle. (Writers Quotes) I wouldn’t want everybody to be an art or literature major, but the world would be poorer - figuratively, anyway - if we were all coding software or running companies. We also want musicians to awaken our souls, writers to lead us into fictional lands, and philosophers to help us exercise our minds and engage the world. (Writers Quotes) I think the best writers use the language they use every day when they talk to friends. When we talk to each other, we tend to talk in short grabs rather than in long flowing sentences. I think that’s not a bad way to write. (Writers Quotes) Its gresham’s law in operation is all walks of life and not just money: bad money drives out good money from circulation; bad writers drive out good writers from circulation, bad parents drive out good parents from nuturing, bad politicians drive out good politicians from governance, bad girls drive out good girls from heart, bad teachers drive out good teachers from classes....But bad emotions drive out good rationality. (Writers Quotes) The Shield made me realize there were great opportunities for writers in TV (Writers Quotes) My favorite thing about this business is you’re just jammed in a room on a set with like-minded people - writers, directors, and art designers and hairdressers. People who didn’t work a 9-to-5 but chose this life. You’re going to like at least two or three people in that you love these people so much. (Writers Quotes) We were trained as writers with the idea that literature is something that can change reality, that it’s not just a very sophisticated entertainment, but a way to act. (Writers Quotes) I think I’m part of a generation of crime writers all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the fact that we’d chosen this very conservative genre. (Writers Quotes) There are too many good comic book writers out there. I’d rather remain a fanboy. (Writers Quotes) Publishers never tell writers anything. They’re all crazy and they drive me crazy. (Writers Quotes) Movies, particularly the big hit movies, are all just special effects. But on television, the writers are in control of the shows, and they control the scripts. (Writers Quotes) Science fiction writers aren’t fortune tellers. Fortune tellers are fakes. (Writers Quotes) I go to readings by fiction writers like Alice Walker, and I’m envious of the level of attention they generate. (Writers Quotes) One of the most subtle and powerful writers of dark fiction - a unique voice (Writers Quotes) Writers ... I think ... live on that fine line between insanity and genius ... (Writers Quotes) It is true that writers often owe their most inspired thoughts, their most extraordinary phrases, to their generous typesetters, who assist their flights of fancy with so-called typographical errors. (Writers Quotes) People often ask writers where they get their inspiration, and for me, the short answer is that I haven’t a clue; I’m just grateful that I get them. (Writers Quotes) I got interested in the question of literacy because writers are always moaning about why more people don’t read books. They long for the good old days when people read serious novels. (Writers Quotes) If we as writers could predict what readers grab on to, we would write it (Writers Quotes) There’s a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV (Writers Quotes) I often felt myself to be an outsider, which is great training for all writers (Writers Quotes) Like all writers, my greatest inspiration, my ultimate muse, is a deadline (Writers Quotes)

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