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"Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright."
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"So the lover must struggle for words."
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"If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer."
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"I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best."
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"Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are."
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"The so-called feminist writers were disgusted with me. I did my thing, and so I guess by feminist standards I'm a feminist. That suits me fine."
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"All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour."
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"The writer is more concerned to know than to judge."
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"Sean's a great, great writer."
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"Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot."
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"How many authors are there among writers? Author means originator."
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"Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eight."
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"You know, one of the things I like about this world, or at least I like about the way we're presenting this world, is these issues are terribly complicated - not nearly as black and white as we're led to believe."
World
"Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word "census," and people fall asleep."
People
"It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling."
People
"Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for."
Time
"Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright."
Writer
"There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do."
Kings
"I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection."
Drama
"It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. "The West Wing" isn't meant to be good for you."
Entertainment
"A news organization has a much different responsibility. I might not be telling you the whole story. I might not be telling you a story in a manner that is properly sophisticated."
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