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Writer Quotes

The man, the writer, the instrument of the creation will die, but his creation does not die Picture Quote #1

If there’s any single talent a writer needs, it’s persistence. If you can keep at your writing and you can learn as you write, you can tell any story you want to tell Picture Quote #1

The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it’s hard. If you think it’s not hard, you’re not doing it right Picture Quote #1

Evidently there are plenty of people in journalism who have neither got what they liked nor quite grown to like what they get. They write pieces they do not much enjoy writing, for papers they totally despise, and the sad process ends by ruining their style and disintegrating their personality, two developments which in a writer cannot be separate, since his personality and style must progress or deteriorate together, like a married couple in a country where death is the only permissible divorce Picture Quote #1

My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he’s somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know it was possible to be successful as a writer, so I wasn’t afraid to fail Picture Quote #1

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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book Picture Quote #1

I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that’s your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions of being a writer is that you’re never a specialist. Your field is entirely open; your field is the entire human condition Picture Quote #1

Comedy will always be central to what I do, it’s just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been Picture Quote #1

It’s funny, in a way the actor is a writer. It’s not like the two things are so separate as to be like apples and oranges. The writer and the actor are one Picture Quote #1

Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I’ve wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me Picture Quote #1

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I’m not a writer, but I’m very good at editing. That’s my specialty. I can read something and tell you everything that’s wrong with it and what’s great about it and what needs to change, but it’s hard for me to organize my thoughts Picture Quote #1

I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes Picture Quote #1

If I’d learned nothing else, it was this: If you want to be a great writer, be a man. If you can’t be a man, write like one Picture Quote #1

I’m a writer of faith who worries about the intolerance of religion. I look at the past and fear we haven’t learned from it. I believe that humanity is capable of evil as well as great acts of courage and goodness. I have hope. Deep down, I believe in the human spirit, although sometimes that belief is shaken Picture Quote #1

Studying psychology is fun because you’re always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story Picture Quote #1

My dad, being a jingle writer, and my mom, being a jingle singer, they hooked me up with some people when I was a kid that worked with children’s jingle singing groups. I used to sing jingles as a kid Picture Quote #1

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You know, I always say musicians, they can do it on their own. They can practice their violin on their own. A painter can paint by himself. A writer can write by himself. But an actor needs a group, and the hardest thing about expanding your ability and your craft is to have a group to do it with that is of a caliber where you can grow even more Picture Quote #1

I’m still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to make a living at it is astonishing Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you can write according to a set of rules and laws; every writer is so different Picture Quote #1

My poems always begin with a metaphor, but my way into the metaphor may be a word, an image, even a sound. And I rarely know the nature of the metaphor when I begin to write, but there is an attentiveness that a writer develops, a sudden alertness that is much like the feel of a fish brushing against a hook Picture Quote #1

I think it would be a shame for any writer to let their publishers in any way corral them into a single genre Picture Quote #1

Identity politics are wearisome; you don’t want to go on speaking for any one group as a writer Picture Quote #1

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You’re meant to have an unhappy childhood to be a writer, but there’s a lot to be said for a very happy one that just lets you get on with it Picture Quote #1

I never wanted to be mainstream as a writer, but look at what’s happened Picture Quote #1

I’m not a good crime writer. I’m not good with plots... so I have to do something else Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been a little bit more of a novel reader than a short story reader. I think the first books that made me want to be a writer were novels Picture Quote #1

Most good fiction also has a character the writer seems to know more deeply than anyone can actually be known in life, but a few unusual writers can make something great without that Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wanted to write a novel. It’s overwhelming and daunting, and it’s one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing Picture Quote #1

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The man, the writer, the instrument of the creation will die, but his creation does not die (Writer Quotes) If there’s any single talent a writer needs, it’s persistence. If you can keep at your writing and you can learn as you write, you can tell any story you want to tell (Writer Quotes) The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it’s hard. If you think it’s not hard, you’re not doing it right (Writer Quotes) Evidently there are plenty of people in journalism who have neither got what they liked nor quite grown to like what they get. They write pieces they do not much enjoy writing, for papers they totally despise, and the sad process ends by ruining their style and disintegrating their personality, two developments which in a writer cannot be separate, since his personality and style must progress or deteriorate together, like a married couple in a country where death is the only permissible divorce (Writer Quotes) My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he’s somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement (Writer Quotes) I didn’t know it was possible to be successful as a writer, so I wasn’t afraid to fail (Writer Quotes) When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book (Writer Quotes) I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that’s your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions of being a writer is that you’re never a specialist. Your field is entirely open; your field is the entire human condition (Writer Quotes) Comedy will always be central to what I do, it’s just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been (Writer Quotes) It’s funny, in a way the actor is a writer. It’s not like the two things are so separate as to be like apples and oranges. The writer and the actor are one (Writer Quotes) Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety (Writer Quotes) I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I’ve wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me (Writer Quotes) I’m not a writer, but I’m very good at editing. That’s my specialty. I can read something and tell you everything that’s wrong with it and what’s great about it and what needs to change, but it’s hard for me to organize my thoughts (Writer Quotes) I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes (Writer Quotes) If I’d learned nothing else, it was this: If you want to be a great writer, be a man. If you can’t be a man, write like one (Writer Quotes) I’m a writer of faith who worries about the intolerance of religion. I look at the past and fear we haven’t learned from it. I believe that humanity is capable of evil as well as great acts of courage and goodness. I have hope. Deep down, I believe in the human spirit, although sometimes that belief is shaken (Writer Quotes) Studying psychology is fun because you’re always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story (Writer Quotes) My dad, being a jingle writer, and my mom, being a jingle singer, they hooked me up with some people when I was a kid that worked with children’s jingle singing groups. I used to sing jingles as a kid (Writer Quotes) You know, I always say musicians, they can do it on their own. They can practice their violin on their own. A painter can paint by himself. A writer can write by himself. But an actor needs a group, and the hardest thing about expanding your ability and your craft is to have a group to do it with that is of a caliber where you can grow even more (Writer Quotes) I’m still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to make a living at it is astonishing (Writer Quotes) I don’t think you can write according to a set of rules and laws; every writer is so different (Writer Quotes) My poems always begin with a metaphor, but my way into the metaphor may be a word, an image, even a sound. And I rarely know the nature of the metaphor when I begin to write, but there is an attentiveness that a writer develops, a sudden alertness that is much like the feel of a fish brushing against a hook (Writer Quotes) I think it would be a shame for any writer to let their publishers in any way corral them into a single genre (Writer Quotes) Identity politics are wearisome; you don’t want to go on speaking for any one group as a writer (Writer Quotes) You’re meant to have an unhappy childhood to be a writer, but there’s a lot to be said for a very happy one that just lets you get on with it (Writer Quotes) I never wanted to be mainstream as a writer, but look at what’s happened (Writer Quotes) I’m not a good crime writer. I’m not good with plots... so I have to do something else (Writer Quotes) I’ve always been a little bit more of a novel reader than a short story reader. I think the first books that made me want to be a writer were novels (Writer Quotes) Most good fiction also has a character the writer seems to know more deeply than anyone can actually be known in life, but a few unusual writers can make something great without that (Writer Quotes) I’ve always wanted to write a novel. It’s overwhelming and daunting, and it’s one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing (Writer Quotes)

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