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Writer Quotes

You’re a writer. And that’s something better than being a millionaire. Because it’s something holy Picture Quote #1

I am not a trained writer and I don’t think anyone would accuse me of being a funny person. But I feel God has truly blessed me Picture Quote #1

No one is born a writer; literacy is a peculiar mode of being, but I was all about stories from a very early age, before reading Picture Quote #1

If I weren’t a writer, I think I might have thrown myself more enthusiastically into advertising. But, it’s difficult to imagine being a diligent copywriter. It would be quite exasperating for me Picture Quote #1

Being a writer involves writing. You’ve got to commit to sitting down and writing instead of Xbox or Netflix Picture Quote #1

I’m not afraid, as a writer, of being emotional. I’m obsessed with human emotion, body parts, physicality Picture Quote #1

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With ‘Moreau,’ it’s been particularly confusing because I started out being the writer of the screenplay and then trying to be the director, then being moved from being the director and having to become the dog extra, it makes some kind of sense to suddenly become a character in the story Picture Quote #1

I know a lot of crime writers feel very underrated, like they’re not taken seriously, and they want to be just thought of as writers rather than ghettoised as crime writers, but I love being thought of firmly as a crime writer Picture Quote #1

What necessity impels a writer who has produced fifty books to write still one more? Why this proliferation, this fear of being forgotten, this debased coquetry? Picture Quote #1

There are so many ways of posturing that people associate with being a writer. They imagine you wearing a beret and drinking only red wine and being full of yourself, and so, for a long time, the way I felt about writing was too private. I felt it too important and didn’t want to be teased about it. So I lied about it Picture Quote #1

Even though I don’t write about things that come from my life because I’m lucky, and I live in a great place with great kids and, you know, a great husband, I think you can find threads of me in the characters, so that’s really what being a writer is, probably Picture Quote #1

I’m a long-time fan of Rob Long, and his books are hugely re-readable, detailing the ins and outs of being a Hollywood comedy writer with a past success but with everything to prove Picture Quote #1

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If you’re a freelance writer and aren’t used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been in the business very long Picture Quote #1

I don’t buy into the idea that an Irish writer should write about Ireland, or a gay writer should write about being gay Picture Quote #1

When a scientist’s son or daughter becomes a scientist they’ll say Wonderful! Wonderful! So, why, in the name of God, would a mother be jealous to see her daughter become a successful writer? Picture Quote #1

It’s a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish. I don’t like to be in the public light all that much. I don’t crave the whole fame thing at all 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 was incredibly lucky that my first book found a large and loyal readership. It changed my life - from being a very withdrawn adult to living in Paris as a full-time writer. It has also given me enormous confidence Picture Quote #1

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Being a good writer may result in your being nicer to more people, having a bigger positive impact Picture Quote #1

There’s an obvious romance to being the drinking writer. But if I’m drinking, I’m not writing Picture Quote #1

Being a writer means crying over the sad parts, even though you already know it’s going to be okay Picture Quote #1

I think part of what I like about being a fiction writer is that I can inhabit something that’s beyond the limits of my own personality Picture Quote #1

If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I’d rather be an unpopular writer Picture Quote #1

You know what I loved about ‘Sideways’? Well, the wine, of course. But it was one of the few movies in which being a writer was realistically depicted. I loved how the Paul Giamatti character tries so ineptly to talk about his book Picture Quote #1

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I am so sick of being exhorted, as a writer, to improve the world by representing it in a more hopeful way Picture Quote #1

Art is not difficult because it wishes to be difficult, rather because it wishes to be art. However much the writer might long to be straightforward, these virtues are no longer available to him. He discovers that in being simple, honest, straightforward, nothing much happens Picture Quote #1

I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because you’re literally not dependent on anybody Picture Quote #1

The difference between being a part-time writer and a full-time writer is like the difference between dating someone and living with them. Some of the romance is gone, but you learn things you’d never know just by dating Picture Quote #1

I learned so much by being an actor, and part of my sort-of development as a writer is big thanks to the scripts I read in my acting life Picture Quote #1

Hemingway was a jerk. I mean he was really a great jerk. He was a good writer, and he did all sorts of things that I would never have the courage to do, but I don’t think I’d enjoy being in the same room with him. He’s not my kind of person Picture Quote #1

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You’re a writer. And that’s something better than being a millionaire. Because it’s something holy. (Writer Quotes) I am not a trained writer and I don’t think anyone would accuse me of being a funny person. But I feel God has truly blessed me. (Writer Quotes) No one is born a writer; literacy is a peculiar mode of being, but I was all about stories from a very early age, before reading. (Writer Quotes) If I weren’t a writer, I think I might have thrown myself more enthusiastically into advertising. But, it’s difficult to imagine being a diligent copywriter. It would be quite exasperating for me. (Writer Quotes) Being a writer involves writing. You’ve got to commit to sitting down and writing instead of Xbox or Netflix. (Writer Quotes) I’m not afraid, as a writer, of being emotional. I’m obsessed with human emotion, body parts, physicality. (Writer Quotes) With ‘Moreau,’ it’s been particularly confusing because I started out being the writer of the screenplay and then trying to be the director, then being moved from being the director and having to become the dog extra, it makes some kind of sense to suddenly become a character in the story. (Writer Quotes) I know a lot of crime writers feel very underrated, like they’re not taken seriously, and they want to be just thought of as writers rather than ghettoised as crime writers, but I love being thought of firmly as a crime writer. (Writer Quotes) What necessity impels a writer who has produced fifty books to write still one more? Why this proliferation, this fear of being forgotten, this debased coquetry? (Writer Quotes) There are so many ways of posturing that people associate with being a writer. They imagine you wearing a beret and drinking only red wine and being full of yourself, and so, for a long time, the way I felt about writing was too private. I felt it too important and didn’t want to be teased about it. So I lied about it. (Writer Quotes) Even though I don’t write about things that come from my life because I’m lucky, and I live in a great place with great kids and, you know, a great husband, I think you can find threads of me in the characters, so that’s really what being a writer is, probably. (Writer Quotes) I’m a long-time fan of Rob Long, and his books are hugely re-readable, detailing the ins and outs of being a Hollywood comedy writer with a past success but with everything to prove. (Writer Quotes) If you’re a freelance writer and aren’t used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been in the business very long. (Writer Quotes) I don’t buy into the idea that an Irish writer should write about Ireland, or a gay writer should write about being gay. (Writer Quotes) When a scientist’s son or daughter becomes a scientist they’ll say Wonderful! Wonderful! So, why, in the name of God, would a mother be jealous to see her daughter become a successful writer? (Writer Quotes) It’s a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish. I don’t like to be in the public light all that much. I don’t crave the whole fame thing at all. (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 was incredibly lucky that my first book found a large and loyal readership. It changed my life - from being a very withdrawn adult to living in Paris as a full-time writer. It has also given me enormous confidence. (Writer Quotes) Being a good writer may result in your being nicer to more people, having a bigger positive impact (Writer Quotes) There’s an obvious romance to being the drinking writer. But if I’m drinking, I’m not writing. (Writer Quotes) Being a writer means crying over the sad parts, even though you already know it’s going to be okay. (Writer Quotes) I think part of what I like about being a fiction writer is that I can inhabit something that’s beyond the limits of my own personality. (Writer Quotes) If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I’d rather be an unpopular writer. (Writer Quotes) You know what I loved about ‘Sideways’? Well, the wine, of course. But it was one of the few movies in which being a writer was realistically depicted. I loved how the Paul Giamatti character tries so ineptly to talk about his book. (Writer Quotes) I am so sick of being exhorted, as a writer, to improve the world by representing it in a more hopeful way. (Writer Quotes) Art is not difficult because it wishes to be difficult, rather because it wishes to be art. However much the writer might long to be straightforward, these virtues are no longer available to him. He discovers that in being simple, honest, straightforward, nothing much happens. (Writer Quotes) I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because you’re literally not dependent on anybody. (Writer Quotes) The difference between being a part-time writer and a full-time writer is like the difference between dating someone and living with them. Some of the romance is gone, but you learn things you’d never know just by dating. (Writer Quotes) I learned so much by being an actor, and part of my sort-of development as a writer is big thanks to the scripts I read in my acting life. (Writer Quotes) Hemingway was a jerk. I mean he was really a great jerk. He was a good writer, and he did all sorts of things that I would never have the courage to do, but I don’t think I’d enjoy being in the same room with him. He’s not my kind of person. (Writer Quotes)

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