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I wrote Steve Carell’s last episode. I think it was a really good episode, but there’s always a tension between what’s good for the series and what’s good for an episode, because the more closure you put on an episode, the more significant feeling it is Picture Quote #1

Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next door Picture Quote #1

The hardest piece of nonfiction I ever wrote isn’t anywhere close to the easiest piece of fiction I never wrote Picture Quote #1

My old English buddy, John Rackham, wrote and told me what made science fiction different from all other kinds of literature - science fiction is written according to the science fiction method Picture Quote #1

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time Picture Quote #1

I wrote a novel. It’s called ‘The Middlesteins.’ It’s fiction. It’s not a memoir. I’m not a spokesperson Picture Quote #1

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I wasn’t aware I’d write the novel when I wrote the New Yorker story either. And the narration of their construction in 10:04 is fiction, however flickering Picture Quote #1

I was clasified as a ‘Science Fiction’ writer simply because I wrote about Schenectady Picture Quote #1

When I wrote for TV, I was always thinking in terms of character and story. After fifteen years, it became hard-wired in me Picture Quote #1

I wrote for free for, like, fifteen years; I could redo my parlor in rejection slips. It would be surprisingly tasteful - they use nice paper Picture Quote #1

I wrote a song at age five about algae on the pond by our house, then the next ‘real’ song was in fifth grade about an unrequited crush Picture Quote #1

One of the earliest memories I have of feeling the power of film music was watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. That was a really clear epiphany for me, when I realized that each film has its own music, and that there was someone out there who wrote this very specific music for just this one film Picture Quote #1

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I wrote ‘Mr. In-Between’ very quickly when I was about 23. I wrote the penultimate chapter, then realised I’d done something which was written to the best of my abilities. I panicked. I hesitated to finish the final chapter and went into withdrawal for three years. I decided to pick it up again after I went drinking with author Tim Binding Picture Quote #1

Tonight I am going to take a party to the headquarters of the fire department, where I have a cinch on the captain, a very nice fellow, who is unusually grateful for something I wrote about him and his men. They are going to do the Still Alarm act for me Picture Quote #1

There was one reviewer from the ‘New York Times,’ I forget his name, who said I was ‘death warmed over.’ I wrote him back that I knew more about death than he did. The ‘Times’ fired him, put him in the cooking department! Picture Quote #1

I wrote my first novel in the same conditions as most first novelists - I had a full-time job, I shared an apartment, I had no time - and so I became a compulsive outliner of everything. Ever since then, my process has consisted of trying to forcibly rid myself of that compulsion Picture Quote #1

I wrote my first book in a toilet in a factory where I was a floor sweeper Picture Quote #1

I wrote my first book, I published it in 1955, it was in Yiddish and it was called And The World Was Silent Picture Quote #1

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So March: Book One was the first book I ever wrote. And it was the most terrifying process I’ve ever been through Picture Quote #1

I don’t know how old I was when I started writing books. But, I was born in 1931, and I wrote my first book in 1961 Picture Quote #1

It was in the mid-70’s, 74 or 75 I started doing leadership conferences for pastors and in 79 I wrote my first book Think On These Things Picture Quote #1

I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try Picture Quote #1

In preschool, I would plan out my show-and-tell every week to be funny and exciting. Then in first grade I wrote a play, and my classmates and I performed it as a puppet show Picture Quote #1

It seems like I’ve been writing since birth! I started writing poems before I got to school. I wrote the class musical in first grade - both words and music. It was about a bunch of vegetables who got together in a salad. I played the chief carrot! Picture Quote #1

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I wrote my first rhymes around 8th grade. After serving a year in juvenile detention, I decided to pursue my career as an artist Picture Quote #1

My first novel, ‘You Must be Sisters,’ was started in Pakistan. I’ve wrote several novels and a TV drama set or partly-set there Picture Quote #1

I always loved song writers who wrote songs in the first person, so it’s kind of like that Picture Quote #1

I worked for many years as a writer for children and then wrote two adult novels of the kind they call ‘literary’ without any very great disturbance to this kind of life. Then, something went wrong. My third adult novel was rejected by the publisher of the first two. And I could not understand the criticism offered Picture Quote #1

When I sat down and wrote the first paragraph, I was like, ‘Oh, I can go with this.’ I didn’t do an outline. I didn’t do anything. I just wrote sentence by sentence, not knowing where the story was going Picture Quote #1

I wrote my first song when I was 6 years old. It was actually called ‘Six Years Old.’ Picture Quote #1

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I wrote Steve Carell’s last episode. I think it was a really good episode, but there’s always a tension between what’s good for the series and what’s good for an episode, because the more closure you put on an episode, the more significant feeling it is. (Wrote Quotes) Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next door. (Wrote Quotes) The hardest piece of nonfiction I ever wrote isn’t anywhere close to the easiest piece of fiction I never wrote. (Wrote Quotes) My old English buddy, John Rackham, wrote and told me what made science fiction different from all other kinds of literature - science fiction is written according to the science fiction method. (Wrote Quotes) My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time. (Wrote Quotes) I wrote a novel. It’s called ‘The Middlesteins.’ It’s fiction. It’s not a memoir. I’m not a spokesperson. (Wrote Quotes) I wasn’t aware I’d write the novel when I wrote the New Yorker story either. And the narration of their construction in 10:04 is fiction, however flickering. (Wrote Quotes) I was clasified as a ‘Science Fiction’ writer simply because I wrote about Schenectady (Wrote Quotes) When I wrote for TV, I was always thinking in terms of character and story. After fifteen years, it became hard-wired in me. (Wrote Quotes) I wrote for free for, like, fifteen years; I could redo my parlor in rejection slips. It would be surprisingly tasteful - they use nice paper. (Wrote Quotes) I wrote a song at age five about algae on the pond by our house, then the next ‘real’ song was in fifth grade about an unrequited crush. (Wrote Quotes) One of the earliest memories I have of feeling the power of film music was watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. That was a really clear epiphany for me, when I realized that each film has its own music, and that there was someone out there who wrote this very specific music for just this one film. (Wrote Quotes) I wrote ‘Mr. In-Between’ very quickly when I was about 23. I wrote the penultimate chapter, then realised I’d done something which was written to the best of my abilities. I panicked. I hesitated to finish the final chapter and went into withdrawal for three years. I decided to pick it up again after I went drinking with author Tim Binding. (Wrote Quotes) Tonight I am going to take a party to the headquarters of the fire department, where I have a cinch on the captain, a very nice fellow, who is unusually grateful for something I wrote about him and his men. They are going to do the Still Alarm act for me. (Wrote Quotes) There was one reviewer from the ‘New York Times,’ I forget his name, who said I was ‘death warmed over.’ I wrote him back that I knew more about death than he did. The ‘Times’ fired him, put him in the cooking department! (Wrote Quotes) I wrote my first novel in the same conditions as most first novelists - I had a full-time job, I shared an apartment, I had no time - and so I became a compulsive outliner of everything. Ever since then, my process has consisted of trying to forcibly rid myself of that compulsion. (Wrote Quotes) I wrote my first book in a toilet in a factory where I was a floor sweeper (Wrote Quotes) I wrote my first book, I published it in 1955, it was in Yiddish and it was called And The World Was Silent. (Wrote Quotes) So March: Book One was the first book I ever wrote. And it was the most terrifying process I’ve ever been through. (Wrote Quotes) I don’t know how old I was when I started writing books. But, I was born in 1931, and I wrote my first book in 1961. (Wrote Quotes) It was in the mid-70’s, 74 or 75 I started doing leadership conferences for pastors and in 79 I wrote my first book Think On These Things. (Wrote Quotes) I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try. (Wrote Quotes) In preschool, I would plan out my show-and-tell every week to be funny and exciting. Then in first grade I wrote a play, and my classmates and I performed it as a puppet show. (Wrote Quotes) It seems like I’ve been writing since birth! I started writing poems before I got to school. I wrote the class musical in first grade - both words and music. It was about a bunch of vegetables who got together in a salad. I played the chief carrot! (Wrote Quotes) I wrote my first rhymes around 8th grade. After serving a year in juvenile detention, I decided to pursue my career as an artist. (Wrote Quotes) My first novel, ‘You Must be Sisters,’ was started in Pakistan. I’ve wrote several novels and a TV drama set or partly-set there. (Wrote Quotes) I always loved song writers who wrote songs in the first person, so it’s kind of like that (Wrote Quotes) I worked for many years as a writer for children and then wrote two adult novels of the kind they call ‘literary’ without any very great disturbance to this kind of life. Then, something went wrong. My third adult novel was rejected by the publisher of the first two. And I could not understand the criticism offered. (Wrote Quotes) When I sat down and wrote the first paragraph, I was like, ‘Oh, I can go with this.’ I didn’t do an outline. I didn’t do anything. I just wrote sentence by sentence, not knowing where the story was going. (Wrote Quotes) I wrote my first song when I was 6 years old. It was actually called ‘Six Years Old.’ (Wrote Quotes)

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