1525 Writers Quotes for You to Enjoy

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals. John Steinbeck

Above Writers Trained Clowns Little Seals Below

Writers are two-home men - they want a place outside and a place within. John le Carre

Men Writers Outside Within Want Place

Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think that all writers feel alienated. Most of us go back to an alienated childhood in some way or another. I know that I do. John le Carre

I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available to them, then they usually manage to manufacture it in their private lives. John le Carre

It's always interesting for me to watch the pilot of an established show because you see how the writers and actors weren't really sure what the show was and what the dynamics were. If you look at the pilot for 'Seinfeld,' for example, it's practically unrecognizable. Johnny Galecki

One day, the infielders were having a pretty bad time and were making some bad throws to me at first base. After digging a few out of the dirt, Joe Orengo called over to me, 'Atta boy, John, you look like a big cat.' Some of the writers overheard the remark and asked Joe about it later. The nickname has stuck with me ever since. Johnny Mize

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I try to read writers who are better than me because it inspires me to be better. Jojo Moyes

Me Better Try Inspires Writers Read Because Than Who

Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are. Jonathan Coe

Having Attached Writers Never Feel Comfortable However Labels Accurate Them

Writers like to feel sorry for themselves, which is easy to do in private, but when called on to feel sorry for ourselves in social situations, we will often do so by sharing terrible book tour stories. Jonathan Dee

Book Will Sorry Book Tour Ourselves Easy Writers Tour Sharing Feel Like Terrible Private Often Situations Stories Which Social Themselves

There's no path to being a writer that's applicable to everyone. Some young writers have the fortitude to work in a vacuum. For me, it was important to have some sense that my failures weren't unique. Jonathan Dee

Work Me Path Important Young Sense Everyone Some Writer Writers Failures Were Being Young Writers Fortitude Unique Applicable Vacuum

After 20 years of writing in basically a vacuum, I love being part of a community. I've vetted other writers' contracts for them and do publicity for free just because I like a book. Some people think of it as hubris or careerism, but I love to champion books. You can't use your whole sphere of influence just to help yourself. Jonathan Evison

Love You Yourself Champion Book People Writing Free Some People Community Think Other Books Sphere Some Writers Part Like Because Years Hubris Contracts Just Being Influence Just Because After Them Use Your Help Whole Publicity Basically Vacuum

Too many writers of fiction don't give the reader enough credit. Jonathan Evison

Too Enough Give Writers Reader Fiction Many Credit

There're so many great writers out there who aren't getting the exposure they deserve. Jonathan Evison

Great Out Writers Getting Who Many Exposure Deserve

I am not somebody who goes around saying men are superior or that male writers are superior. In fact, I really go out of my way to champion women's work that I think is not getting enough attention. None of that is ever enough. Because a villain is needed. It's like there's no way to make myself not male. Jonathan Franzen

Work Saying Myself Women Champion Men Somebody Superior Think Enough Way Out Fact Writers Attention Like Make Because Around None Am Go Male Goes Getting In Fact Really Who Villain Ever Needed

What the beautiful-writing writers are most attached to is almost always superfluous. Jonathan Galassi

Superfluous Attached Writers Almost Most Always

As far as personal philosophies go, I think you should know your ending. I know that's radically different from a lot of other writers who just organically like to find the story. Other than that, I try different things and mess around. I'm still just playing a good bit. Jonathan Hickman

Good You Try Ending Think Other Philosophies Bit Find Writers Like Know Mess Around Still Go Lot Than Personal Just Different As Far As Story Far Organically Should Your Radically Who Different Things Things Playing

I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way. Jonathan Lethem

When I was in middle school, the librarian there was secretary for a couple of groups of professional writers. She introduced me to Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson, and I became very friendly with them over a period of two years. Both of them were very generous with their time, guidance and advice. Jonathan Maberry

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Augustine, Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath are confessional writers and all three make me sick. I have nothing in common with them. Joni Mitchell

Me Three Nothing Sick Writers Anne Make Augustine Common Them

The Broadway community means the world. That goes for the actors, that goes for the crew, the producers, the writers, and most importantly, that goes for the fans. The Broadway community is one that I will always hold very near and very dear to me. Jordan Fisher

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When you're doing a pilot, you're doing it in this bubble that almost works against the creative impulse. You don't have time to get to know the actors first, and you have three writers, as opposed to a room full of writers. Josh Gad

Time You Creative Pilot Three First Writers Bubble Almost Know Doing Opposed Get Impulse Against Room Full Works Actor

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