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All of a writer that matters is in the book or books. It is idiotic to be curious about the person Picture Quote #1

Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid Picture Quote #1

If you like to tell stories and compose sentences, and if you work hard at being good at these things, then you are a writer even if you haven’t published anything Picture Quote #1

No one put a gun to your head and ordered you to become a writer. One writes out of his own choice and must be prepared to take the rough spots along the road with a certain equanimity, though allowed some grinding of the teeth Picture Quote #1

If you’re a writer, you want to get your soul out there, where people can look at it Picture Quote #1

Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing Picture Quote #1

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Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth is that all good books will eventually find a publisher if the writer tries hard enough, and a central secret to writing a good book is to write on that people like you will enjoy Picture Quote #1

A writer lives, at best, in a state of astonishment. Beneath any feeling he has of the good or evil of the world lies a deeper one of wonder at it all Picture Quote #1

What’s this business of being a writer. It’s just putting one word after another Picture Quote #1

I know that I’m a real writer because sometimes I write a story just because I want to; not because someone’s told me to Picture Quote #1

To imagine yourself inside another person... is what a story writer does in every piece of work; it is his first step, and his last too, I suppose Picture Quote #1

There’s still a strange moment with every book when I move from the position of writer to the position of reader and I suddenly see my words with the eyes of the cold public. It gives me a terrible sense of exposure, as if I’d gotten sunburned Picture Quote #1

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In a longish life as a professional writer, I have heard a thousand masterpieces talked out over bars, restaurant tables and love seats. I have never seen one of them in print. Books must be written, not talked Picture Quote #1

$Don’t hedge your prose with little timidities. Good writing is lean and confident... Every little qualifier whittles away some fraction of the reader’s trust. Readers want a writer who believes in himself and in what he is saying. Don’t diminish that belief. Don’t be kind of bold. Be bold Picture Quote #1$

My commodity as a writer, whatever I’m writing about, is me. And your commodity is you. Don’t alter your voice to fit the subject. Develop one voice that readers will recognize when they hear it on the page, a voice that’s enjoyable not only in its musical line but in its avoidance of sounds that would cheapen its tone: breeziness and condescension and clichés Picture Quote #1

The first thing a writer has to do is find another source of income. Then, after you have begged, borrowed, stolen or saved up the money to give you time to write and you spend all of it staying alive while you write, and you write your heart out, after all that, maybe no one will publish it, and if they publish it, maybe no one will read it. That is the hard truth, that is what it means to be a writer Picture Quote #1

To be a writer is to throw away a great deal, not to be satisfied, to type again, and then again and once more, and over and over Picture Quote #1

Speech is highly elliptical. It would scarcely be endurable otherwise. Ellipsis is indispensable to the writer or speaker who wants to be brief and pithy, but it can easily cause confusion and obscurity and must be used with skill Picture Quote #1

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My technicians are my most important tools. Once I establish a rapport with them, then they would understand me in my next film. I wouldn’t have to train anyone new. I give a lot of respect to all my technicians, because I’m a technician too. I wouldn’t be able to convey a feeling if the writer didn’t write it well, and the cameraman didn’t shoot it well Picture Quote #1

When you’re trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way Picture Quote #1

To me, getting up every single night and trying to reach out to an audience, and trying to dig deeper and further in the play to serve the writer and to understand yourself in that context is how you continue to grow and learn Picture Quote #1

What’s interesting about songs where the writer is genuinely in love with words is that it’s easy to read the lyrics like a poem Picture Quote #1

Speaking as a writer, I’m not interested in trends, I want to write books that are honest, with characters as true to the inner world of the story as I can make them Picture Quote #1

I think I have become a better writer since having children. It improves creativity, particularly because once you have children it makes you realise the story isn’t about you Picture Quote #1

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If a writer is honest, if what is at stake for him can seem to matter to his readers, then his work may be read. But a writer will work anyway, as I do, and as I have, in part to explore this terra incognita, this dangerous ground I seem to need to risk Picture Quote #1

If you’re a song writer, it’s a bit different because you are expressing your own words, feelings, perspective. As an actor, you are doing your best to interpret and express the root of the character’s perspective which have been established by the writer. There are parallels of performing. Tapping into your own emotional piggy bank. The biggest commonality is if you are successful in either industry, you get free snacks all the time Picture Quote #1

To be a great actor you just need to comprehend, so that’s why I became a writer Picture Quote #1

All of my books are about researching. I do all the research and I give it to a writer who can put it in the written word better than I could Picture Quote #1

When you’re a writer, you have to write these stories, even if you don’t get paid Picture Quote #1

I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. When you read some books they are fantastic, the writer touches something in you that you know you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point of living? What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art Picture Quote #1

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All of a writer that matters is in the book or books. It is idiotic to be curious about the person (Writer Quotes) Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid (Writer Quotes) If you like to tell stories and compose sentences, and if you work hard at being good at these things, then you are a writer even if you haven’t published anything (Writer Quotes) No one put a gun to your head and ordered you to become a writer. One writes out of his own choice and must be prepared to take the rough spots along the road with a certain equanimity, though allowed some grinding of the teeth (Writer Quotes) If you’re a writer, you want to get your soul out there, where people can look at it (Writer Quotes) Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing (Writer Quotes) Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth is that all good books will eventually find a publisher if the writer tries hard enough, and a central secret to writing a good book is to write on that people like you will enjoy (Writer Quotes) A writer lives, at best, in a state of astonishment. Beneath any feeling he has of the good or evil of the world lies a deeper one of wonder at it all (Writer Quotes) What’s this business of being a writer. It’s just putting one word after another (Writer Quotes) I know that I’m a real writer because sometimes I write a story just because I want to; not because someone’s told me to (Writer Quotes) To imagine yourself inside another person... is what a story writer does in every piece of work; it is his first step, and his last too, I suppose (Writer Quotes) There’s still a strange moment with every book when I move from the position of writer to the position of reader and I suddenly see my words with the eyes of the cold public. It gives me a terrible sense of exposure, as if I’d gotten sunburned (Writer Quotes) In a longish life as a professional writer, I have heard a thousand masterpieces talked out over bars, restaurant tables and love seats. I have never seen one of them in print. Books must be written, not talked (Writer Quotes) Don’t hedge your prose with little timidities. Good writing is lean and confident... Every little qualifier whittles away some fraction of the reader’s trust. Readers want a writer who believes in himself and in what he is saying. Don’t diminish that belief. Don’t be kind of bold. Be bold (Writer Quotes) My commodity as a writer, whatever I’m writing about, is me. And your commodity is you. Don’t alter your voice to fit the subject. Develop one voice that readers will recognize when they hear it on the page, a voice that’s enjoyable not only in its musical line but in its avoidance of sounds that would cheapen its tone: breeziness and condescension and clichés (Writer Quotes) The first thing a writer has to do is find another source of income. Then, after you have begged, borrowed, stolen or saved up the money to give you time to write and you spend all of it staying alive while you write, and you write your heart out, after all that, maybe no one will publish it, and if they publish it, maybe no one will read it. That is the hard truth, that is what it means to be a writer (Writer Quotes) To be a writer is to throw away a great deal, not to be satisfied, to type again, and then again and once more, and over and over (Writer Quotes) Speech is highly elliptical. It would scarcely be endurable otherwise. Ellipsis is indispensable to the writer or speaker who wants to be brief and pithy, but it can easily cause confusion and obscurity and must be used with skill (Writer Quotes) My technicians are my most important tools. Once I establish a rapport with them, then they would understand me in my next film. I wouldn’t have to train anyone new. I give a lot of respect to all my technicians, because I’m a technician too. I wouldn’t be able to convey a feeling if the writer didn’t write it well, and the cameraman didn’t shoot it well (Writer Quotes) When you’re trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way (Writer Quotes) To me, getting up every single night and trying to reach out to an audience, and trying to dig deeper and further in the play to serve the writer and to understand yourself in that context is how you continue to grow and learn (Writer Quotes) What’s interesting about songs where the writer is genuinely in love with words is that it’s easy to read the lyrics like a poem (Writer Quotes) Speaking as a writer, I’m not interested in trends, I want to write books that are honest, with characters as true to the inner world of the story as I can make them (Writer Quotes) I think I have become a better writer since having children. It improves creativity, particularly because once you have children it makes you realise the story isn’t about you (Writer Quotes) If a writer is honest, if what is at stake for him can seem to matter to his readers, then his work may be read. But a writer will work anyway, as I do, and as I have, in part to explore this terra incognita, this dangerous ground I seem to need to risk (Writer Quotes) If you’re a song writer, it’s a bit different because you are expressing your own words, feelings, perspective. As an actor, you are doing your best to interpret and express the root of the character’s perspective which have been established by the writer. There are parallels of performing. Tapping into your own emotional piggy bank. The biggest commonality is if you are successful in either industry, you get free snacks all the time (Writer Quotes) To be a great actor you just need to comprehend, so that’s why I became a writer (Writer Quotes) All of my books are about researching. I do all the research and I give it to a writer who can put it in the written word better than I could (Writer Quotes) When you’re a writer, you have to write these stories, even if you don’t get paid (Writer Quotes) I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. When you read some books they are fantastic, the writer touches something in you that you know you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point of living? What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art (Writer Quotes)

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