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A real writer learns from earlier writers the way a boy learns from an apple orchard -- by stealing what he has a taste for, and can carry off Picture Quote #1

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, an employee, a student, a homemaker, a writer, it’s time to start forgetting about all the ways the world has promised you safety and comfort Picture Quote #1

I was married to a law student, and I used to attend classes with him at Georgetown University Law Center. Being of dramatic bent, I was drawn mainly to Criminal law and Evidence classes. A just-beginning writer, I would find an empty chair and listen, mesmerized, to the lectures Picture Quote #1

I have a partner, Danny Strong; he’s an incredible writer and, really, my backbone. So when we don’t see eye to eye, it’s painful Picture Quote #1

I think a writer is not an ideal husband... Writers tend to get off into their own heads and not notice the people that they’re living with, or they get irritable with the people that they’re living with when the people insist on being noticed Picture Quote #1

I never liked my father. He really was a dullard and misanthrope. My mother and he were married for 22, years and it was an ill match. She encouraged me to be a writer. She opened her home to black friends, and this was the 1950s. She didn’t care later when I write about her Picture Quote #1

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You have to go into rehab after doing a David Walliams book. David is such an important man; publishers rate him very, very highly, His books usually go straight to the bestseller number one spot on the day of publication. He is a hugely important writer as far as HarperCollins, his publishers, are concerned Picture Quote #1

The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don’t forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it’s always there in your head Picture Quote #1

Diverting the internal traffic between the Writer as Angel of Light and the Writer as Hustler is that scribbling child in a grown-up body wondering if anybody is listening Picture Quote #1

A lot of people think they should be happy all the time. But the writer understands you need both. You need the whole piano: the richness of the whole human experience. Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human Picture Quote #1

Nobody can take what I love away from me. I would like to believe that love is the only energy I’ve ever used as a writer. I’ve never written out of anger, although anger has informed love Picture Quote #1

A writer draws a road map where readers walks with their love, joy, anger, tears, and dismay. Every story, every poem, has different meanings for every reader Picture Quote #1

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The French are pretty thin-skinned. The few times I mentioned a French writer in ‘City Boy,’ the relatives would ring up in high dudgeon. I once wrote a mocking review of Marguerite Duras in the ‘New York Review of Books,’ and good friends of mine in France got very angry Picture Quote #1

I’m not your expert on Africa or animals or whatever. I’m not a travel writer or maker of documentaries. I was someone who doesn’t know very much, trying to communicate Picture Quote #1

I definitely could not write a character that was cruel or unconcerned with animal welfare. For me, not just as a writer but for the person I am, I love animals Picture Quote #1

Robert Spencer, a prolific anti-Islam writer and a leading Islamophobe who is bent on distorting Islam and demonizing Muslims, has persistently argued that violence and terrorism employed by Muslim extremists is rooted in the Quran and its message. Spencer calls the Quran, a book sacred to Muslim, ‘the jihadists’ Mein Kampf,’ in reference to Hitler’s memoir Picture Quote #1

By the time I wrote ‘Any Given Sunday’ or ‘Bats,’ I sort of knew what my job was in terms of what a writer of dialogue does Picture Quote #1

I’m a freelance writer, and I work alone at a big desk in the living room of my apartment. There are many days when I don’t utter a single word to anyone but my husband Picture Quote #1

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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

You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to good writing Picture Quote #1

Never insult a writer. You may find yourself immortalized in ways you may not appreciate Picture Quote #1

I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I’m a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day Picture Quote #1

I always tell writers that it’s good to have an area of expertise. It’s a really practical answer, I know, but know about science or about sports or about medicine, so you can work as a science writer or a sports writer. Don’t just know about yourself Picture Quote #1

You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and your script can get muddied and altered in any way possible. You can use reason, logic, and passion to argue persuasively for a case in your favor Picture Quote #1

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If a writer is to tell his own story - tell it slowly, and as if it were a story about other people - if he is to feel the power of the story rise up inside him, if he is to sit down at a table and patiently give himself over to this art - this craft - he must first have been given some hope Picture Quote #1

Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative Picture Quote #1

I am not a food critic. Or a chef. Or even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of, however, is enjoying myself Picture Quote #1

I’m happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn’t a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use Picture Quote #1

As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you’d thought of Picture Quote #1

The silver lining of those years when I was trying to get ‘Tinkers’ published but couldn’t were the years when I had to decide, Why do I want to be a writer? I realized that writing is the thing itself; writing is not a means to publication, writing is not a predicate of publication, so I spent years making art for art’s sake Picture Quote #1

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A real writer learns from earlier writers the way a boy learns from an apple orchard -- by stealing what he has a taste for, and can carry off (Writer Quotes) Whether you’re an entrepreneur, an employee, a student, a homemaker, a writer, it’s time to start forgetting about all the ways the world has promised you safety and comfort. (Writer Quotes) I was married to a law student, and I used to attend classes with him at Georgetown University Law Center. Being of dramatic bent, I was drawn mainly to Criminal law and Evidence classes. A just-beginning writer, I would find an empty chair and listen, mesmerized, to the lectures. (Writer Quotes) I have a partner, Danny Strong; he’s an incredible writer and, really, my backbone. So when we don’t see eye to eye, it’s painful. (Writer Quotes) I think a writer is not an ideal husband... Writers tend to get off into their own heads and not notice the people that they’re living with, or they get irritable with the people that they’re living with when the people insist on being noticed. (Writer Quotes) I never liked my father. He really was a dullard and misanthrope. My mother and he were married for 22, years and it was an ill match. She encouraged me to be a writer. She opened her home to black friends, and this was the 1950s. She didn’t care later when I write about her. (Writer Quotes) You have to go into rehab after doing a David Walliams book. David is such an important man; publishers rate him very, very highly, His books usually go straight to the bestseller number one spot on the day of publication. He is a hugely important writer as far as HarperCollins, his publishers, are concerned. (Writer Quotes) The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don’t forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it’s always there in your head. (Writer Quotes) Diverting the internal traffic between the Writer as Angel of Light and the Writer as Hustler is that scribbling child in a grown-up body wondering if anybody is listening. (Writer Quotes) A lot of people think they should be happy all the time. But the writer understands you need both. You need the whole piano: the richness of the whole human experience. Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human. (Writer Quotes) Nobody can take what I love away from me. I would like to believe that love is the only energy I’ve ever used as a writer. I’ve never written out of anger, although anger has informed love. (Writer Quotes) A writer draws a road map where readers walks with their love, joy, anger, tears, and dismay. Every story, every poem, has different meanings for every reader. (Writer Quotes) The French are pretty thin-skinned. The few times I mentioned a French writer in ‘City Boy,’ the relatives would ring up in high dudgeon. I once wrote a mocking review of Marguerite Duras in the ‘New York Review of Books,’ and good friends of mine in France got very angry. (Writer Quotes) I’m not your expert on Africa or animals or whatever. I’m not a travel writer or maker of documentaries. I was someone who doesn’t know very much, trying to communicate. (Writer Quotes) I definitely could not write a character that was cruel or unconcerned with animal welfare. For me, not just as a writer but for the person I am, I love animals. (Writer Quotes) Robert Spencer, a prolific anti-Islam writer and a leading Islamophobe who is bent on distorting Islam and demonizing Muslims, has persistently argued that violence and terrorism employed by Muslim extremists is rooted in the Quran and its message. Spencer calls the Quran, a book sacred to Muslim, ‘the jihadists’ Mein Kampf,’ in reference to Hitler’s memoir. (Writer Quotes) By the time I wrote ‘Any Given Sunday’ or ‘Bats,’ I sort of knew what my job was in terms of what a writer of dialogue does. (Writer Quotes) I’m a freelance writer, and I work alone at a big desk in the living room of my apartment. There are many days when I don’t utter a single word to anyone but my husband. (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) You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to good writing. (Writer Quotes) Never insult a writer. You may find yourself immortalized in ways you may not appreciate. (Writer Quotes) I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I’m a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day. (Writer Quotes) I always tell writers that it’s good to have an area of expertise. It’s a really practical answer, I know, but know about science or about sports or about medicine, so you can work as a science writer or a sports writer. Don’t just know about yourself. (Writer Quotes) You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and your script can get muddied and altered in any way possible. You can use reason, logic, and passion to argue persuasively for a case in your favor. (Writer Quotes) If a writer is to tell his own story - tell it slowly, and as if it were a story about other people - if he is to feel the power of the story rise up inside him, if he is to sit down at a table and patiently give himself over to this art - this craft - he must first have been given some hope. (Writer Quotes) Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative. (Writer Quotes) I am not a food critic. Or a chef. Or even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of, however, is enjoying myself. (Writer Quotes) I’m happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn’t a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use. (Writer Quotes) As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you’d thought of. (Writer Quotes) The silver lining of those years when I was trying to get ‘Tinkers’ published but couldn’t were the years when I had to decide, Why do I want to be a writer? I realized that writing is the thing itself; writing is not a means to publication, writing is not a predicate of publication, so I spent years making art for art’s sake. (Writer Quotes)

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