#writers

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps. ↗

— Elizabeth George

#america #art #art form #because #dying

It's unfortunate we've never been just songwriters. ↗

— Adolph Green

#just #never #songwriters #unfortunate

Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always. ↗

— Teresa Nielsen Hayden

#alas #always #industry #nature #overall

I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone. ↗

— Patricia Highsmith

#because #dream #graham #greene #i

I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is. ↗

— Eric Idle

#charge #commune #decide #i #i think

I know that many writers have had to write under censorship and yet produced good novels; for instance, Cervantes wrote Don Quixote under Catholic censorship. ↗

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

#censorship #cervantes #don quixote #good #had

To call yourself an author takes publishing one book. To call yourself an inspirational author is the work of a lifetime that requires being constantly kicked in the stomach only to get back up on your feet and show the world how you survived it each time. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#life-experiences #life-missions #writers #writing #experience

Nothing spooky or terrible happened on set, but we were told to say it had. We were giving a press conference and the writers were going on about these terrible things that supposedly happened while we were filming. ↗

— Margot Kidder

#conference #filming #giving #going #had

Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche. ↗

— Tanith Lee

#better #book #cliche #everyone #had

Inspiring others is the pathway to your own discoveries ↗

— Robin Craig Clark

#inspiring #inspiring-authors #inspiring-books #inspiring-quotes #inspiring-words