"A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized."

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"A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized."

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"I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character."

Humor

"Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way."

Writing

"Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life."

Life

"If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect."

Business

"I don't think gender is aesthetically defining for me."

Gender

"My intellect has always been more responsible than my emotions for how I respond to the world."

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"It just happens to be the way that I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of shitty first drafts. All good writers write them."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Writing, Process, First, Creativity

"Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."

Mark Twain, American Author

Writing, Lady, Old

"Every article and review and book that I have ever published has constituted an appeal to the person or persons to whom I should have talked before I dared to write it. I never launch any little essay without the hope-and the fear, because the encounter may also be embarrassing-that I shall draw a letter that begins, 'Dear Mr. Hitchens, it seems that you are unaware that It is in this sense that authorship is collaborative with 'the reader.' And there's no help for it: you only find out what you ought to have known by pretending to know at least some of it already.It doesn't matter how obscure or arcane or esoteric your place of publication may be: some sweet law ensures that the person who should be scrutinizing your work eventually does do so."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

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"The name of a great writer is usually bigger than the title of his book. Both literally and figuratively."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Writing, Truth, Fame, Identity

"Writing is my pleasure and the play,where I find myself again and again."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Writing, Pleasure, Play, Self

"It is said that you can't write without a reader. The opposite holds true as well; you can't read without a writer. But if as a single, creative person you are one in the same, then, well.....problem solved! Great writing is born from that which we personally long to read."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Writing, Art, Truth, Power, Inspirational

"Edinburgh is a comfortable puddle for a novelist."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Writing, Creativity, Inspirational, Comfort

"One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history. It's hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Writing, History, Legacy, Giants

"By applying their observational abilities along with full appliance of their logic and creative powers, writers attempt to create mental maps to share with other people regarding what they learned, think, and believe. The writer's vision can sway readers emotional state and in doing influence what they believe and how they behave."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Writing, Creativity, Observation, Thought

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"Some girls are taught to be sexy."

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"You have to defend your honor. And your family."

"I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character."

"Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way."

"Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life."

"If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect."

"I don't think gender is aesthetically defining for me."

"My intellect has always been more responsible than my emotions for how I respond to the world."

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"It just happens to be the way that I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them."

"Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of shitty first drafts. All good writers write them."

"Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."

"The name of a great writer is usually bigger than the title of his book. Both literally and figuratively."

"Writing is my pleasure and the play,where I find myself again and again."

"It is said that you can't write without a reader. The opposite holds true as well; you can't read without a writer. But if as a single, creative person you are one in the same, then, well.....problem solved! Great writing is born from that which we personally long to read."

"Edinburgh is a comfortable puddle for a novelist."

"One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history. It's hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants."