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Writer Quotes

Our writer would play the piano and then come up with songs on the spot that included all of us. It was so fun! Picture Quote #1

Mostly, you become a writer not because you want to get rich or famous, but because you have to write; because there is something inside that must come out Picture Quote #1

If you could have a famous writer, dead or alive, write an obituary for you and really puff you up to have been something you weren’t, perhaps, or otherwise take liberties with your memory, what writer would you choose? Picture Quote #1

I knew I was supposed to be a writer; I had made that declaration in the closet of my soul Picture Quote #1

Even if you’re the worst writer in the world, at least you’ll have the evidence Picture Quote #1

I’ve never known a writer who didn’t feel ill at ease in the world. We all feel unhoused in some sense. That’s part of why we write. We feel we don’t fit in, that this world is not our world, that though we may move in it, we’re not of it. You don’t need to write a novel if you feel at home in the world Picture Quote #1

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Writers shouldn’t fall in love with their characters so much that they lose sight of what they’re trying to accomplish. The idea is to write a whole story, a whole book. A writer has to be able to look at that story and see whether or not a character works, whether or not a character needs further definition Picture Quote #1

There’s a difference between being alone and being lonely. Writers know that. I have never met a writer who does not crave to be alone. We have to be alone to do what we do Picture Quote #1

I believe that a writer is a person who writes. An author is a person who has written Picture Quote #1

What a feat of transmission: the emotive powers of the book, with no local habitation, pass safely from writer to reader, unmangled by printing and binding and shipping, renewed and available whenever we open it Picture Quote #1

Once I got started, I wanted the life of a writer so fiercely that nothing could stop me. I wanted the intensity, the sense of aliveness that came from writing fiction. I’m still that way. My life is worth living when I’ve completed a good paragraph Picture Quote #1

The process of writing fiction is totally unconscious. It comes from what you are learning, as you live, from within. For me, all writing is a process of discovery. We are looking for the meaning of life. No matter where you are, there are conflicts and dramas everywhere. It is the process of what it means to be a human being; how you react and are reacted upon, these inward and outer pressures. If you are writing with a direct cause in mind, you are writing propaganda. It’s fatal for a fiction writer Picture Quote #1

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If you think about filmmaking as an entire spectrum, starting with the writer and ending with maybe the marketing department, the actor’s contribution is a rather slender band Picture Quote #1

Don’t ask a writer what he’s working on. It’s like asking someone with cancer on the progress of his disease Picture Quote #1

To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems. Be a good listener. The rest will come Picture Quote #1

Every writer has something to say, but those writers whose works endure have dared to say something about the things that frighten them, confuse them, challenge them, and occasionally delight them Picture Quote #1

A writer or painter cannot change the world. But they can keep an essential margin of nonconformity alive Picture Quote #1

I guess what I like in my movies is where you see a character change by maybe two degrees as opposed to the traditional movie change of ninety degrees. I guess that always feels false to me in movies because that doesn’t truly happen. Around me, at least in the life I live, I guess I don’t see people change ninety or a hundred degrees. I see them change in very small increments. I think it’s just a monitor I might have on myself as a writer to not make any false scenes Picture Quote #1

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A lot of the job that one has to do as a writer is to protect the thing that doesn’t match the world Picture Quote #1

I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I’ve proven them wrong on both counts Picture Quote #1

Every artist, every scientist, every writer must decide now where he stands. The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative Picture Quote #1

I wish I could be a better writer, but writing is so difficult. I get seduced by visual aesthetics. Because I just like making beautiful pictures, sometimes I wander away from making a clear statement Picture Quote #1

Everything I’ve done in my life has been by instinct. I never had any doubt I could do anything... I always knew I was going to be a writer Picture Quote #1

Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It’s not really any very heady fame Picture Quote #1

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One hasn’t become a writer until one has distilled writing into a habit, and that habit has been forced into an obsession. Writing has to be an obsession. It has to be something as organic, physiological and psychological as speaking or sleeping or eating Picture Quote #1

Becoming a writer means being creative enough to find the time and the place in your life for writing Picture Quote #1

It is especially taboo for a wine writer to admit that he or she likes the buzz. But wine is a full sensory experience. It’s not just tasting notes Picture Quote #1

I know of three ways to recognize another writer: Writers are shamelessly nosy. Writers tell good stories, even about dumb old, daily things. On most writers, the earmarks of thrift, if not outright povery, are evident Picture Quote #1

I think pornography is a very rich medium, and I’ve studied it closely and learned quite a lot as a writer from it Picture Quote #1

Writing is a way of living. It doesn’t quite matter that there are too many books for the number of readers in the world to read them. It’s a way of being alive, for the writer Picture Quote #1

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Our writer would play the piano and then come up with songs on the spot that included all of us. It was so fun! (Writer Quotes) Mostly, you become a writer not because you want to get rich or famous, but because you have to write; because there is something inside that must come out (Writer Quotes) If you could have a famous writer, dead or alive, write an obituary for you and really puff you up to have been something you weren’t, perhaps, or otherwise take liberties with your memory, what writer would you choose? (Writer Quotes) I knew I was supposed to be a writer; I had made that declaration in the closet of my soul (Writer Quotes) Even if you’re the worst writer in the world, at least you’ll have the evidence (Writer Quotes) I’ve never known a writer who didn’t feel ill at ease in the world. We all feel unhoused in some sense. That’s part of why we write. We feel we don’t fit in, that this world is not our world, that though we may move in it, we’re not of it. You don’t need to write a novel if you feel at home in the world (Writer Quotes) Writers shouldn’t fall in love with their characters so much that they lose sight of what they’re trying to accomplish. The idea is to write a whole story, a whole book. A writer has to be able to look at that story and see whether or not a character works, whether or not a character needs further definition (Writer Quotes) There’s a difference between being alone and being lonely. Writers know that. I have never met a writer who does not crave to be alone. We have to be alone to do what we do (Writer Quotes) I believe that a writer is a person who writes. An author is a person who has written (Writer Quotes) What a feat of transmission: the emotive powers of the book, with no local habitation, pass safely from writer to reader, unmangled by printing and binding and shipping, renewed and available whenever we open it (Writer Quotes) Once I got started, I wanted the life of a writer so fiercely that nothing could stop me. I wanted the intensity, the sense of aliveness that came from writing fiction. I’m still that way. My life is worth living when I’ve completed a good paragraph (Writer Quotes) The process of writing fiction is totally unconscious. It comes from what you are learning, as you live, from within. For me, all writing is a process of discovery. We are looking for the meaning of life. No matter where you are, there are conflicts and dramas everywhere. It is the process of what it means to be a human being; how you react and are reacted upon, these inward and outer pressures. If you are writing with a direct cause in mind, you are writing propaganda. It’s fatal for a fiction writer (Writer Quotes) If you think about filmmaking as an entire spectrum, starting with the writer and ending with maybe the marketing department, the actor’s contribution is a rather slender band (Writer Quotes) Don’t ask a writer what he’s working on. It’s like asking someone with cancer on the progress of his disease (Writer Quotes) To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems. Be a good listener. The rest will come (Writer Quotes) Every writer has something to say, but those writers whose works endure have dared to say something about the things that frighten them, confuse them, challenge them, and occasionally delight them (Writer Quotes) A writer or painter cannot change the world. But they can keep an essential margin of nonconformity alive (Writer Quotes) I guess what I like in my movies is where you see a character change by maybe two degrees as opposed to the traditional movie change of ninety degrees. I guess that always feels false to me in movies because that doesn’t truly happen. Around me, at least in the life I live, I guess I don’t see people change ninety or a hundred degrees. I see them change in very small increments. I think it’s just a monitor I might have on myself as a writer to not make any false scenes (Writer Quotes) A lot of the job that one has to do as a writer is to protect the thing that doesn’t match the world (Writer Quotes) I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I’ve proven them wrong on both counts (Writer Quotes) Every artist, every scientist, every writer must decide now where he stands. The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative (Writer Quotes) I wish I could be a better writer, but writing is so difficult. I get seduced by visual aesthetics. Because I just like making beautiful pictures, sometimes I wander away from making a clear statement (Writer Quotes) Everything I’ve done in my life has been by instinct. I never had any doubt I could do anything... I always knew I was going to be a writer (Writer Quotes) Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It’s not really any very heady fame (Writer Quotes) One hasn’t become a writer until one has distilled writing into a habit, and that habit has been forced into an obsession. Writing has to be an obsession. It has to be something as organic, physiological and psychological as speaking or sleeping or eating (Writer Quotes) Becoming a writer means being creative enough to find the time and the place in your life for writing (Writer Quotes) It is especially taboo for a wine writer to admit that he or she likes the buzz. But wine is a full sensory experience. It’s not just tasting notes (Writer Quotes) I know of three ways to recognize another writer: Writers are shamelessly nosy. Writers tell good stories, even about dumb old, daily things. On most writers, the earmarks of thrift, if not outright povery, are evident (Writer Quotes) I think pornography is a very rich medium, and I’ve studied it closely and learned quite a lot as a writer from it (Writer Quotes) Writing is a way of living. It doesn’t quite matter that there are too many books for the number of readers in the world to read them. It’s a way of being alive, for the writer (Writer Quotes)

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