Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
Many writers tend to write summing-up books at the end of their lives.
The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.
What a lonely and silly thing it is to be an Armenian writer in America.
I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.
Writers and learners will write better and learn more if they understand the "why" of what they are studying.
I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did.
The only thing that's authentic about what a writer writes is his work.
I always want to do something I haven't done before and get to work with other actors, writers, or directors that I want to work with.
First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.
I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.
Many fiction writers eventually want to feel that their work forms a single, unified entity.
Whenever I work with different artists, I expand as a song writer, as a producer, and I always want to try and find the bridge between my world and their world.
As an actor, the thing I want to do to an audience is always be ahead of them and always be surprising in the work without deviating from the writer's intention.
There is nothing more distressing or tiresome than a writer standing in front of an audience and reading his work.
Oh, and Aramis? There is something else about the girl that you should know.” “Yes?” “She is of Yanka’s blood line. That won’t be an issue for you will it?” “No sir.” Aramis hung up the phone quickly and tried not to drop it as he p...
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Jesus gave us a model for the work of the church at the Last Supper. While his disciples kept proposing more organization ─ Hey, let's elect officers, establish hierarchy, set standards of professionalism ─ Jesus quietly picked up a towel and bas...
A suburban pastor maintained services appropriate for his respected, professional parish. His father, an excitable traveling evangelist, visited and challenged the congregation to confront pride and sing out loudly with the windows open. The next day...
Heading into the race, the perception among political professionals and the press had been that the rival campaign squadrons were more or less evenly matched. But as the smoke cleared, a consensus quickly emerged that the Democrats had methodically b...
