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I dreamed of becoming a writer. And... this dream is about to become a reality with the publication of my first, and hopefully not my last, children’s book Picture Quote #1

Le style, pour l’e crivain aussi bien que pour le peintre, est une question non de technique mais de vision. For the writer as well as for the painter, style is not a question of technique, but of vision Picture Quote #1

If there is a category of human being for whom his work ought to speak for itself, it is the writer Picture Quote #1

If you are to become a writer you’ll have to stop fooling with words Picture Quote #1

Why did I become a writer? A bird’s feather on my windowpane in winter and all at once there arose in my heart a battle of embers never to subside again Picture Quote #1

The public takes from a writer, or a writing, what it needs and lets the remainder go. but what they take is usually what they need least and what they let go is what they need most Picture Quote #1

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To a writer, madness is a final distillation of self, a final editing down. It’s the drowning out of false voices Picture Quote #1

I sometimes wonder if what I create as a writer will leave any sort of dent. There’s really no way of knowing, so I just have to keep going Picture Quote #1

From a really young age, I was reading like a writer. I was reading for the deep understanding of the literature; not simply to hear the story but to understand how the author got the story on the page Picture Quote #1

If I was switched from whatever I’m doing, and I was, for some reason, made the chief football writer in any newspaper, then I’d retire. I’d go back to being a barber Picture Quote #1

I pay tribute to the writing always. The writer is a creative artist and the director is an interpretive artist and the actors are interpretive. You take zero and make it into something, that’s always amazing to me Picture Quote #1

I always try and find new things to think about and address. That really opens you up as a writer. I can write a lot of what I feel and it helps put it into clearer perspective Picture Quote #1

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First of all you are a writer, a writer is what you are, so it doesn’t actually stop the moment you leave your desk, your computer, your keyboard, whatever. Something is operating the back of your mind Picture Quote #1

I am a writer and the greatest compliment I can get is to know that I’ve contributed language to the culture, that I’ve defined something, given it a name. So I think that is one of the great things a writer can do Picture Quote #1

Some books accrete things to themselves like a magnet. The writer risks sterility by subjecting the mysterious power of imagination to the devices of mere comprehension Picture Quote #1

Fictional comedy tells us that the writer is remarkable. Factual comedy tells us that the world is remarkable. I suppose I prefer to live in a remarkable world Picture Quote #1

If, while observing the boundless universe, the writer is able to scrutinise his own self as well as others, the resulting incisiveness of his observations will far surpass objective descriptions of reality Picture Quote #1

There are numerous layers to truth, and the simple and superficial statement of facts cannot satisfy the writer Picture Quote #1

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Language is properly the servant of thought, but not unfrequently becomes its master. The conceptions of a feeble writer are greatly modified by his style; a man of vigorous powers makes his style bend to his conceptions Picture Quote #1

An artist who makes pictures that look good but express nothing is like a writer whose words sound good but have no meaning Picture Quote #1

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things Picture Quote #1

In theater, the playwright is the boss, period. The decisions will go through him or her. In movies, the writer is pretty far down on the list Picture Quote #1

It’s very unlikely that a writer is going to make a living by writing. So then the question is: how do you balance work, life, and writing? If you find out, please tell me Picture Quote #1

Even though language has its richness the relationship between language and the writer is always like a stone and you have to make the stone human Picture Quote #1

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When people ask what you do, tell them you’re a writer. Put yourself on the line. Make a commitment Picture Quote #1

I am not really a writer. I am just someone who is haunted, and I will write the hauntings down Picture Quote #1

The only bad days as a writer are the ones when you are too cowardly or too lazy to sit down at the keyboard and give it everything you have Picture Quote #1

If I am a prolific writer and turn my hand, with what seems to some as indecent haste, from novels to screenplays to stage and radio plays, it is because there is so much to be said, so few of us to say it, and time runs out Picture Quote #1

When an honest writer discovers an imposition it is his simple duty to strip it bare and hurl it down from its place of honor, no matter who suffers by it; any other course would render him unworthy of the public confidence Picture Quote #1

I probably am a cranky writer, but I am actually a fairly nice, normal person. Since I’m a grouchy writer, of course I have friends whose books are doing way better than mine Picture Quote #1

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I dreamed of becoming a writer. And... this dream is about to become a reality with the publication of my first, and hopefully not my last, children’s book (Writer Quotes) Le style, pour l’e crivain aussi bien que pour le peintre, est une question non de technique mais de vision. For the writer as well as for the painter, style is not a question of technique, but of vision (Writer Quotes) If there is a category of human being for whom his work ought to speak for itself, it is the writer (Writer Quotes) If you are to become a writer you’ll have to stop fooling with words (Writer Quotes) Why did I become a writer? A bird’s feather on my windowpane in winter and all at once there arose in my heart a battle of embers never to subside again (Writer Quotes) The public takes from a writer, or a writing, what it needs and lets the remainder go. but what they take is usually what they need least and what they let go is what they need most (Writer Quotes) To a writer, madness is a final distillation of self, a final editing down. It’s the drowning out of false voices (Writer Quotes) I sometimes wonder if what I create as a writer will leave any sort of dent. There’s really no way of knowing, so I just have to keep going (Writer Quotes) From a really young age, I was reading like a writer. I was reading for the deep understanding of the literature; not simply to hear the story but to understand how the author got the story on the page (Writer Quotes) If I was switched from whatever I’m doing, and I was, for some reason, made the chief football writer in any newspaper, then I’d retire. I’d go back to being a barber (Writer Quotes) I pay tribute to the writing always. The writer is a creative artist and the director is an interpretive artist and the actors are interpretive. You take zero and make it into something, that’s always amazing to me (Writer Quotes) I always try and find new things to think about and address. That really opens you up as a writer. I can write a lot of what I feel and it helps put it into clearer perspective (Writer Quotes) First of all you are a writer, a writer is what you are, so it doesn’t actually stop the moment you leave your desk, your computer, your keyboard, whatever. Something is operating the back of your mind (Writer Quotes) I am a writer and the greatest compliment I can get is to know that I’ve contributed language to the culture, that I’ve defined something, given it a name. So I think that is one of the great things a writer can do (Writer Quotes) Some books accrete things to themselves like a magnet. The writer risks sterility by subjecting the mysterious power of imagination to the devices of mere comprehension (Writer Quotes) Fictional comedy tells us that the writer is remarkable. Factual comedy tells us that the world is remarkable. I suppose I prefer to live in a remarkable world (Writer Quotes) If, while observing the boundless universe, the writer is able to scrutinise his own self as well as others, the resulting incisiveness of his observations will far surpass objective descriptions of reality (Writer Quotes) There are numerous layers to truth, and the simple and superficial statement of facts cannot satisfy the writer (Writer Quotes) Language is properly the servant of thought, but not unfrequently becomes its master. The conceptions of a feeble writer are greatly modified by his style; a man of vigorous powers makes his style bend to his conceptions (Writer Quotes) An artist who makes pictures that look good but express nothing is like a writer whose words sound good but have no meaning (Writer Quotes) The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things (Writer Quotes) In theater, the playwright is the boss, period. The decisions will go through him or her. In movies, the writer is pretty far down on the list (Writer Quotes) It’s very unlikely that a writer is going to make a living by writing. So then the question is: how do you balance work, life, and writing? If you find out, please tell me (Writer Quotes) Even though language has its richness the relationship between language and the writer is always like a stone and you have to make the stone human (Writer Quotes) When people ask what you do, tell them you’re a writer. Put yourself on the line. Make a commitment (Writer Quotes) I am not really a writer. I am just someone who is haunted, and I will write the hauntings down (Writer Quotes) The only bad days as a writer are the ones when you are too cowardly or too lazy to sit down at the keyboard and give it everything you have (Writer Quotes) If I am a prolific writer and turn my hand, with what seems to some as indecent haste, from novels to screenplays to stage and radio plays, it is because there is so much to be said, so few of us to say it, and time runs out (Writer Quotes) When an honest writer discovers an imposition it is his simple duty to strip it bare and hurl it down from its place of honor, no matter who suffers by it; any other course would render him unworthy of the public confidence (Writer Quotes) I probably am a cranky writer, but I am actually a fairly nice, normal person. Since I’m a grouchy writer, of course I have friends whose books are doing way better than mine (Writer Quotes)

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