“I like to keep "office hours" meaning pretty much 10-6 in the office working on various projects. If something is due I might go late, overtime, but usually prefer evenings to be open.”— Bret Easton Ellis, reddit.com
“My biggest growth as a writer has been in realizing that people don’t want to be told how to live.”— Bianca Sparacino, collective.world
“If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf.”— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com
“Making a life as a writer in New York is never as seamless as it appears on television, even when a show tries to tackle the more thorny aspects of the job.”— rachel syme, newrepublic.com
“Why is she doing this? people asked, stealing glances at March. Some had a larger question: Who was Anna March?”— Melissa Chadburn, Carolyn Kellogg, latimes.com
“I told him. I told that lousy writer that that scene was sick. I didn't even enjoy reading it. No. He insisted we keep it in. Damn writers.”— Donald P. Bellisario, J. J. Stein, Ron Masak, imdb.com
“Usually when people say they wanna be a writer they really don’t wanna do anything except, ya know, eat and masturbate.”— Lena Dunham, Ray Ploshansky, Alex Karpovsky, imdb.com
“Artists, long-term success is built through lots of small, daily victories. It doesn't happen overnight.”— Eric Alper, twitter.com
“Bathe in my clawfoot bathtub and shave my legs in the tub even though the angle makes it almost impossible.”— Devon Henry, medium.com
“Mickey: Well, they say write about what you know. I know about two things: robbin' banks and fuckin' black chicks. Paramount Exec: Let's see where that goes.”— Brett Johnson, Mickey Donovan, Jon Voight, imdb.com
“Seriously, though, not buying a book until the series is complete because you're mad at some authors for not finishing theirs is a great way to ensure there won't be any more books.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“Publishing is hard, yall. Support the authors in your life, even if they're at the edge of your life.”— Olivia A. Cole, twitter.com
“If you read a book, rate it. If you loved a book, share it. If you care about a book, talk it up. I cannot tell you the strength of word-of-mouth. It is vast. You have power.”— V.E. Schwab, twitter.com
“Books and writers give such immense and unexpected comfort, it really is something else. Grateful, as ever.”— Lisa Lucas, twitter.com
“I can't stress enough how many private emails were sent, by many people, and how much we did NOT want this to go so badly. We're tired. We want to write our books and go to public events and not be touched and harassed. That is all. Please.”— Ally Condie, twitter.com
“If I was a male researcher sitting here, I would not have to justify the commercialization of my work. I would not have to justify trying to straddle the economy and popular culture. I would never be asked. Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Dan Ariely, they would not be asked.”— Brené Brown, theguardian.com