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Writer Quotes

I’m tired of being considered a lesbian writer, tired of being a science-fiction writer, tired of being a thriller writer. I’m a writer. Period. Story matters to me Picture Quote #1

It never occurred to me to be a film director, partly because I hadn’t seen a single film by a female director, but I liked the idea of being a writer moving to Hollywood and being unhappy; that sounded romantic and fabulous to me Picture Quote #1

My writing flows out of my doctorhood. They are not separate things. They are one. I think the foremost connection between being a doctor and being a writer is the great privilege of having an intimate view of one’s fellow humans, the privilege of being there and helping other people at their most vulnerable moments Picture Quote #1

There’s this whole thing of being two people. You are the person you want to be - the writer - and then there’s this weird other life of going on tour and talking about the writing. And that really is weird Picture Quote #1

Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility Picture Quote #1

Being a writer can be isolating. It’s good to be among readers and booksellers Picture Quote #1

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For me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society Picture Quote #1

Being a writer now is about so much more than writing. There’s publishing, touring, marketing, web presence Picture Quote #1

My primary ambition is to be a fiction writer... Being a critic wasn’t an aspiration of mine Picture Quote #1

I’m good at being by myself. I guess if you’re a writer you get used to that Picture Quote #1

As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I’ve always had that Picture Quote #1

I believe in a world where there are no heroes, and I’ve read and know humanity a lot. There are moments that I admire in a person courage, intellect, hard work. These are the qualities I admire in an intellectual, in a writer, and there are so many people who have these things Picture Quote #1

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I don’t know about other writers, but for myself, to write I must be relatively quiet - it’s very difficult to write with the telephone and the doorbell ringing and conversation going on; I’m not that good a writer to write through all that! Picture Quote #1

When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over God’s business Picture Quote #1

Eroticism bubbles beneath the surface of every vampire story, but Anne Rice is a writer to make the pot boil Picture Quote #1

Writing is work. It takes a lot of contemplation, concentration, and out-and-out sweat. People tend to romanticize it, that somehow your work appears by benefit of some mystical external force. In reality, to be a writer, you have to sit down and write. It’s work, and often it’s hard work Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen - that I would get from reading at least the front page of the Times every day or every other day would outweigh the depression Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Yes, I’m a writer, but I live in this world, and my writing doesn’t exist on a separate level. And if people know who I am and read my books, well, good; that way, if I have something more to say, then everyone benefits Picture Quote #1

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The rest of what I learned about baseball came from Peter Gammons, the Boston Globe`s best baseball writer when I was in high school Picture Quote #1

A creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies Picture Quote #1

I went to Goucher College in Maryland for the best possible reasons - to learn - but then I dropped out at 19 for the best possible reasons - to become a writer Picture Quote #1

I think the best thing I ever did was, years before I got the ‘Late Night’ show, when I first got out to Los Angeles to be a television writer, the first thing I did was I signed up to take improvisational classes... And I studied that for years, and I really loved it Picture Quote #1

Cindy is a terrific writer and has both a studied - and an intuitive - understanding of the best practices of no-hype, high results copywriting Picture Quote #1

In my eighties, my best friends are in their fifties, and I have many friends at university. It keeps one young, and up with the vocabulary. That’s terribly important, especially for a writer Picture Quote #1

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The writer must be in it; he can’t be to one side of it, ever. He has to be endangered by it. His own attitudes have to be tested in it. The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing himself, always Picture Quote #1

I was a writer. I just wasn’t a very good one. I was lucky enough to have a playwriting teacher who told me that I’d be a better actor than I would a playwright Picture Quote #1

I directed my first music video for Sara Bareilles. I like writing and directing. I co-wrote 21 Jump Street’ and I’m in that. To me, they all inform the other one. I think writing makes you a better actor, acting makes you a better writer, directing makes you better at both. To me, I’m just trying to learn as much as possible Picture Quote #1

Detroit, my ‘great’ subject, made me the person I am, consequently the writer I am - for better or worse Picture Quote #1

I think self-doubt, as grim as it can be, makes me a better writer. Stasis and hubris would probably be the death knell for my career Picture Quote #1

When I left ‘Being Human,’ that was painful because the show was going on without me. But with ‘Him and Her,’ we finished on such a high together that if it is the end, it couldn’t have stopped at a better time. But I hope with ‘Him and Her’ that we’ll get another crack of the whip: that the writer might change his mind and write some more Picture Quote #1

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I’m tired of being considered a lesbian writer, tired of being a science-fiction writer, tired of being a thriller writer. I’m a writer. Period. Story matters to me. (Writer Quotes) It never occurred to me to be a film director, partly because I hadn’t seen a single film by a female director, but I liked the idea of being a writer moving to Hollywood and being unhappy; that sounded romantic and fabulous to me. (Writer Quotes) My writing flows out of my doctorhood. They are not separate things. They are one. I think the foremost connection between being a doctor and being a writer is the great privilege of having an intimate view of one’s fellow humans, the privilege of being there and helping other people at their most vulnerable moments. (Writer Quotes) There’s this whole thing of being two people. You are the person you want to be - the writer - and then there’s this weird other life of going on tour and talking about the writing. And that really is weird. (Writer Quotes) Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility (Writer Quotes) Being a writer can be isolating. It’s good to be among readers and booksellers. (Writer Quotes) For me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society (Writer Quotes) Being a writer now is about so much more than writing. There’s publishing, touring, marketing, web presence. (Writer Quotes) My primary ambition is to be a fiction writer... Being a critic wasn’t an aspiration of mine. (Writer Quotes) I’m good at being by myself. I guess if you’re a writer you get used to that. (Writer Quotes) As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I’ve always had that. (Writer Quotes) I believe in a world where there are no heroes, and I’ve read and know humanity a lot. There are moments that I admire in a person courage, intellect, hard work. These are the qualities I admire in an intellectual, in a writer, and there are so many people who have these things. (Writer Quotes) I don’t know about other writers, but for myself, to write I must be relatively quiet - it’s very difficult to write with the telephone and the doorbell ringing and conversation going on; I’m not that good a writer to write through all that! (Writer Quotes) When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over God’s business. (Writer Quotes) Eroticism bubbles beneath the surface of every vampire story, but Anne Rice is a writer to make the pot boil. (Writer Quotes) Writing is work. It takes a lot of contemplation, concentration, and out-and-out sweat. People tend to romanticize it, that somehow your work appears by benefit of some mystical external force. In reality, to be a writer, you have to sit down and write. It’s work, and often it’s hard work. (Writer Quotes) I’m not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen - that I would get from reading at least the front page of the Times every day or every other day would outweigh the depression. (Writer Quotes) I can’t imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Yes, I’m a writer, but I live in this world, and my writing doesn’t exist on a separate level. And if people know who I am and read my books, well, good; that way, if I have something more to say, then everyone benefits. (Writer Quotes) The rest of what I learned about baseball came from Peter Gammons, the Boston Globe`s best baseball writer when I was in high school. (Writer Quotes) A creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies. (Writer Quotes) I went to Goucher College in Maryland for the best possible reasons - to learn - but then I dropped out at 19 for the best possible reasons - to become a writer. (Writer Quotes) I think the best thing I ever did was, years before I got the ‘Late Night’ show, when I first got out to Los Angeles to be a television writer, the first thing I did was I signed up to take improvisational classes... And I studied that for years, and I really loved it. (Writer Quotes) Cindy is a terrific writer and has both a studied - and an intuitive - understanding of the best practices of no-hype, high results copywriting. (Writer Quotes) In my eighties, my best friends are in their fifties, and I have many friends at university. It keeps one young, and up with the vocabulary. That’s terribly important, especially for a writer. (Writer Quotes) The writer must be in it; he can’t be to one side of it, ever. He has to be endangered by it. His own attitudes have to be tested in it. The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing himself, always. (Writer Quotes) I was a writer. I just wasn’t a very good one. I was lucky enough to have a playwriting teacher who told me that I’d be a better actor than I would a playwright. (Writer Quotes) I directed my first music video for Sara Bareilles. I like writing and directing. I co-wrote 21 Jump Street’ and I’m in that. To me, they all inform the other one. I think writing makes you a better actor, acting makes you a better writer, directing makes you better at both. To me, I’m just trying to learn as much as possible. (Writer Quotes) Detroit, my ‘great’ subject, made me the person I am, consequently the writer I am - for better or worse. (Writer Quotes) I think self-doubt, as grim as it can be, makes me a better writer. Stasis and hubris would probably be the death knell for my career. (Writer Quotes) When I left ‘Being Human,’ that was painful because the show was going on without me. But with ‘Him and Her,’ we finished on such a high together that if it is the end, it couldn’t have stopped at a better time. But I hope with ‘Him and Her’ that we’ll get another crack of the whip: that the writer might change his mind and write some more. (Writer Quotes)

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