Quotes of: Crafting Keyword

You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Learn the rules before you break them.

The Writer's Book of Wisdom: 101 Rules for Mastering Your Craft

la buena literatura podía ser embriagadora sin renunciar al hilo conductor de las ideas.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Story is honorable and trustworthy; plot is shifty, and best kept under house arrest.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Most writing is done between the mind and the hand, not between the hand and the page.

Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

With my daughter, we do arts and crafts, we read a lot, we listen to music, and we cut the strings off balloons and bounce them around after birthday parties.

Lisa Loeb

I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the best songwriters. There's a craft to it, and it takes a long time to hone it, and I work really hard at it.

Arthur Godfrey

Most of my movies are indies. The best scripts I can find are independent films. But I love big-budget movies, I love craft services!

Anthony Mackie

You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel.

Chuck Palahniuk

North Carolina's approach in crafting its law ensured the creation of the best possible law and, consequently, North Carolina is now the acknowledged leader in addressing predatory lending.

Mel Watt

I'm pretty sure I became an actress solely because of craft services. When you're a kid and there's a lady walking around with a tray of chocolate and other free candy, that's the best reason to be in the industry!

Serinda Swan

The self is also a creation, the principal work of your life, the crafting of which makes everyone an artist.

The Faraway Nearby

The master initiate of any craft appears magical to the uninitiated.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

Much historical fiction that centers on real people has always been deficient in information, lacking in craft and empty in affect.

Hilary Mantel

The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.

Steven Van Zandt

A lot of people are surprised to hear that an actor studied for two or three years. They take the craft for granted and wanna just wake up and be an actor.

Taylor Kitsch

I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.

Taylor Swift

If you're going to make a science fiction movie, then have a hover craft chase, for God's sake.

Joss Whedon

I like to do designs on the side of my face, or cut out foil stickers from the crafts store and put them on my forehead.

Khloe Kardashian