Rosellen Brown On Writing
Rosellen Brown Writing, getting something down on the page, is a gratification that, like a child faced with a candy bar and an empty stomach,…
Charles Simic On Writing
Charles Simic (May 09, 1938 -) I write to annoy God, to make Death laugh. I write because I can't get it right. I write…
Annie Dillard On Writing
Annie Dillard (April 30, 1945 -) One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose…
John Updike On Speaking And Writing
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) My father thought that I had too many words to get out all at once.…
Khaled Hosseini On Writing
Khaled Hosseini (March 04, 1965 -) There is a romantic notion to writing a novel, especially when you are starting it. You are embarking on…
Philip Milton Roth On Writing
Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) Writing turns you into somebody who’s always wrong. The illusion that you may get it…
William Lewis Safire On Writing
William Lewis Safire (December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009) Composition is a discipline; it forces us to think. If you want to 'get in…
