2372 Writer Quotes for You to Enjoy

As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don't conform to my style of experiencing the world. Mark Leyner

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Captain America is an interesting character because it makes you ask those questions in yourself as a writer. What do we want as a nation, what do we mean as a nation, what is our role in the world as a nation? What are our strengths and weaknesses as a country? Mark Waid

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I'm not a writer on a mission, and I'm very suspicious of writers on missions, but I'm also not living a false life. Marlon James

Life Living Writer Writers Mission Missions Also False Very Suspicious

I'm constantly battling writer's block; it usually takes me two hours to write anything. Martha Grimes

Me Battling Constantly Write Writer Takes Hours Block Anything Two

The bane of every TV writer's existence is the likability note. Marti Noxon

Every TV Writer Existence Bane Note

The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself. Martin Cruz Smith

Great You Yourself About Writer Great Thing Always Being Thing

I'm not a writer, director or producer. Martin Freeman

Director Writer Producer

I think as a writer you never have to flee from fame because you're not that visible in the first place, but, after the Broadway success of 'Beauty Queen,' people were coming up to me all the time, and I wasn't really prepared for that level of attention. Martin McDonagh

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I never think that any writer can teach someone how to write. Mary Balogh

Think Someone Write Writer Never How Any Teach

If I start tracing, I bet I will find a writer in my family tree. Mary Gauthier

Family Will Tree Find Bet Writer Tracing Start

'Catholic writer' seems like you have an agenda of evangelization, as if you were somehow influenced in your choice of perspective by dogma or canon law. That has nothing to do with me. I don't have a lot in common with other 'Catholic' writers. Mary Gordon

My sweet spot as a writer and, especially, as an essayist is sub-1500 words. Mary H.K. Choi

Words Sweet Writer Spot Essayist

The thing about living in New York as a writer is that you hit that age where it feels like everyone has a book all at the same time. It's like that one year where you're invited to twenty weddings. Mary H.K. Choi

Being a writer is great, and being a parent is great, and I hate Marching Band. MaryJanice Davidson

Great Hate Band Parent Writer Being Marching Marching Band

I've found I can plunge the characters into whatever absurd, awful situation, and readers will follow as long as the writer makes them seem like 'real people.' MaryJanice Davidson

People Will Long Whatever Situation Characters Follow Plunge Seem Writer Absurd Like Readers Makes Real Real People Them Found Awful

Some of my most enjoyable moments as a writer have come while conjuring a meet cute. Mary Kay Andrews

Cute Meet Some Writer Come Most While Moments Enjoyable

For a writer, capturing that elusive Christmas morning magic can be deeply problematic. Mary Kay Andrews

Christmas Morning Elusive Magic Writer Problematic Capturing Deeply

I mean one of the weird things about TV and one of the things that some actors don't like but I kind of dig is that you never know where you're headed, I mean you never know what the writer might think of next. Mary McCormack

I remember when I was growing up and watching southern people depicted on television, I thought, 'Well, based on what I'm seeing, I guess I'm supposed to be stupid and racist.' It's still, sadly, the easy route for a writer to go. Mary Steenburgen

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I don't consider myself much of a singer. I'm a writer first. Mary Steenburgen

Myself First Consider Writer Singer Much

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