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Writers Quotes

Ignorance and arrogance are a lethal combination. Nowhere do we see that more clearly among writers and performers who pontificate as historians when they know nothing about history Picture Quote #1

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, writers will go to stupefying lengths to get the infernal roar of words out of their skulls and onto paper Picture Quote #1

Happy the land where the writers are sad, the merchants satisfied, the rich melancholic, and the populace content Picture Quote #1

You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode Picture Quote #1

Women writers lift themselves up from the depths; as they rise, each brings with her what she is able to carry Picture Quote #1

Both my mother and I have close groups of friends that include other writers, and these friendships are very important to us Picture Quote #1

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Science fiction offers an intensely bracing angle of view for writers to adopt, especially in a time of constant innovation and crisis, and it is a scandal that in 1999 so many writers have written it and continue to write it in obscurity Picture Quote #1

Never to have lived is best, ancient writers say. Never to have drawn the breath of life, never to have looked into the eye of day; The second best’s a gay goodnight and quickly turn away Picture Quote #1

I think it helps the writers to sell their books if they announce my attachment. But it doesn’t mean that I’m going to make the movies in the next year or two or three Picture Quote #1

Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear what is being said to me by the voices I create Picture Quote #1

The writers who have nothing to say, are the ones you can buy, the others have too high a price Picture Quote #1

Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost? Picture Quote #1

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Writers do not live one life, they live two. There is the living and then there is the writing. There is the second tasting, the delayed reaction Picture Quote #1

Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like Picture Quote #1

Don’t be too precious or attached to anything you write. Let things be malleable. For sketch writers, remember they’re called sketches for a reason. They’re not called oil paintings. Some of them are going to stink. You have to let them stink Picture Quote #1

Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality Picture Quote #1

People do support themselves as artists and writers, so there’s no need to be all doom and gloom about it. You just have to push forward. You have to follow your vision and hope for the best. You have to write for love Picture Quote #1

The vitality of language lies in its ability to limn the actual, imagined and possible lives of its speakers, readers, writers Picture Quote #1

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When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again Picture Quote #1

Most of the writers I know are weird hybrids. There’s a strong streak of egomania coupled with extreme shyness. Writing’s kind of like exhibitionism in private. And there’s also a strange loneliness, and a desire to have some kind of conversation with people, but not a real great ability to do it in person Picture Quote #1

When everything is added up, the frequent blows weighted against the sporadic triumphs, this is I have to say not just a vocation, it’s a great gift. But you also know this, for your work, for your passion, every day is a rededication. Painters, dancers, actors, writers, filmmakers. It’s the same for all of you, all of us. Every step is a first step. Every brush stroke is a test. Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. So, let the learning continue Picture Quote #1

It’s a shame publishers send rejection slips. Writers should get something more substantial than a slip that amounts to a pile of confetti. Publishers should send something heavier. Editors should send out rejection bricks, so at the end of a lot of years, you would have something to show besides a wheelbarrow of rejection slips. Instead you could have enough bricks to build a house Picture Quote #1

Why my interest in writers? Well, I’m one, and many of my friends are writers. I know what it’s like to write. I’m interested in the creative process. I’m fascinated by the disparity between who we are on the outside, and what we have bubbling away inside us Picture Quote #1

I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on them. People don’t think your work is quite as universal Picture Quote #1

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There aren’t enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the ‘poor heartbroken girl.’ Picture Quote #1

Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person Picture Quote #1

Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes, and always count their change when it is handed to them 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

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

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Ignorance and arrogance are a lethal combination. Nowhere do we see that more clearly among writers and performers who pontificate as historians when they know nothing about history (Writers Quotes) Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, writers will go to stupefying lengths to get the infernal roar of words out of their skulls and onto paper (Writers Quotes) Happy the land where the writers are sad, the merchants satisfied, the rich melancholic, and the populace content (Writers Quotes) You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode (Writers Quotes) Women writers lift themselves up from the depths; as they rise, each brings with her what she is able to carry (Writers Quotes) Both my mother and I have close groups of friends that include other writers, and these friendships are very important to us (Writers Quotes) Science fiction offers an intensely bracing angle of view for writers to adopt, especially in a time of constant innovation and crisis, and it is a scandal that in 1999 so many writers have written it and continue to write it in obscurity (Writers Quotes) Never to have lived is best, ancient writers say. Never to have drawn the breath of life, never to have looked into the eye of day; The second best’s a gay goodnight and quickly turn away (Writers Quotes) I think it helps the writers to sell their books if they announce my attachment. But it doesn’t mean that I’m going to make the movies in the next year or two or three (Writers Quotes) Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear what is being said to me by the voices I create (Writers Quotes) The writers who have nothing to say, are the ones you can buy, the others have too high a price (Writers Quotes) Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost? (Writers Quotes) Writers do not live one life, they live two. There is the living and then there is the writing. There is the second tasting, the delayed reaction (Writers Quotes) Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like (Writers Quotes) Don’t be too precious or attached to anything you write. Let things be malleable. For sketch writers, remember they’re called sketches for a reason. They’re not called oil paintings. Some of them are going to stink. You have to let them stink (Writers Quotes) Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality (Writers Quotes) People do support themselves as artists and writers, so there’s no need to be all doom and gloom about it. You just have to push forward. You have to follow your vision and hope for the best. You have to write for love (Writers Quotes) The vitality of language lies in its ability to limn the actual, imagined and possible lives of its speakers, readers, writers (Writers Quotes) When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again (Writers Quotes) Most of the writers I know are weird hybrids. There’s a strong streak of egomania coupled with extreme shyness. Writing’s kind of like exhibitionism in private. And there’s also a strange loneliness, and a desire to have some kind of conversation with people, but not a real great ability to do it in person (Writers Quotes) When everything is added up, the frequent blows weighted against the sporadic triumphs, this is I have to say not just a vocation, it’s a great gift. But you also know this, for your work, for your passion, every day is a rededication. Painters, dancers, actors, writers, filmmakers. It’s the same for all of you, all of us. Every step is a first step. Every brush stroke is a test. Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. So, let the learning continue (Writers Quotes) It’s a shame publishers send rejection slips. Writers should get something more substantial than a slip that amounts to a pile of confetti. Publishers should send something heavier. Editors should send out rejection bricks, so at the end of a lot of years, you would have something to show besides a wheelbarrow of rejection slips. Instead you could have enough bricks to build a house (Writers Quotes) Why my interest in writers? Well, I’m one, and many of my friends are writers. I know what it’s like to write. I’m interested in the creative process. I’m fascinated by the disparity between who we are on the outside, and what we have bubbling away inside us (Writers Quotes) I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on them. People don’t think your work is quite as universal (Writers Quotes) There aren’t enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the ‘poor heartbroken girl.’ (Writers Quotes) Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person (Writers Quotes) Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes, and always count their change when it is handed to them (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) 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)

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