Quotes of: Writers Keyword

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.

Rita Mae Brown

There's a challenge to playing these fantasy figures because they are fantasy figures. You have to enter into this sort of imaginative world of the writer.

Ralph Fiennes

I'm a better writer than I am a singer, and I express myself easily through writing.

Rebecca Ferguson

Only a writer would slap a bumper sticker on her car that read, .

Richelle E. Goodrich

Sometimes writers (poets) expect me to think far deeper than I'm willing to dig.

Richelle E. Goodrich

Writers of fiction should stick to writing, not pop up on panel shows or as a talking head.

Robert Harris

I don't want to be a writer where all the characters sound the same. There's a facility in that kind of writing.

Richard LaGravenese

I knew I wanted to be a writer at 13. Before that, I told everyone I was going to be an artist.

Siri Hustvedt

Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.

N. Scott Momaday

I've always loved baseball. Ever since 6th grade, I was geared to becoming a baseball writer.

Scott Miller

Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.

Salman Rushdie

Many writers who have had to deal with the subject of atrocity can't face it head-on.

Salman Rushdie

There are as many different kinds of books as there are writers - as many different responses as there are readers.

Sara Sheridan

Writers are a superior breed. No one else can face so much rejection and still thrive.

Susie Smith

I'm not the most prolific writer in the world, and, sadly, writing a novel involves a lot of effort.

Tibor Fischer

I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child.

Tess Gerritsen

Any writer who puts his words and thoughts out into the public is going to be criticized.

Thomas Moore

To my fellow writers' I say, 'Write. Build an imaginary world like nobody's watching.

Terry A O'Neal

If I was to meet Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, I would be totally helpless. Writers and musicians make me feel completely starstruck.

Toby Stephens

In TV, there's so much compromise, it does start to grate a bit. But if you're a writer or an actor, it really is the place to be.

Joss Whedon

Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.

Kelley Armstrong