“If you feel tempted to plagiarize, ask yourself why you feel so compelled to borrow in the first place.”— Cassie Lipp, writersdigest.com
“We should proceed in a spirit of humility, with the awareness that nobody has the franchise on truth, especially when it comes to the complexities and nuances of a troubled family system. Tell the truth, but aim for mercy.”— Steve Almond, nytimes.com
“If William Shakespeare was alive today, he would be on Instagram”— Harman Kaur, Jessica Wong, cbc.ca
“My favorite measure of success is not pageviews but the sheer amount of ghosts that reappear after publishing a piece.”— Callie Byrnes, facebook.com
“You spend all your life writing novels and hoping they’re going to be your breakthrough book, and when you have your biggest book, and it’s the book about the worst experience of your life, it is slightly a double-edged sword.”— Matt Haig, theguardian.com
“What goes on in the mind of someone who takes from another person’s work and attempts to pass it off as their own?”— Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, thecut.com
“I’ve always thought that writing poetry has very little to do with the intellect. It’s not something one can explain and chat about very easily: certainly not about the making of it. It’s very resistant to explanation. It comes from a place that is occult, in the sense of being hidden. It attends to…”— Robin Robertson, Rachel Cooke, theguardian.com
“Poetry is as intimate as it is non-remunerative, a tiny part of the small word of books where writers lay themselves bare and mine the darkest corners of their lives for art.”— Kat Rosenfield, vulture.com
“What works now is content that galvanizes people. Instagram pages that turn into book deals have followers that do more than just smile and keep scrolling. These pages can show that the content is being reposted and shared to people who aren’t even on Instagram. Those are the signs of an Instagram b…”— Rachel Vogel, Rachel Kramer Bussel, forbes.com
“Some of the best writing in New York won't be found in books, or movies, or plays, but on the benches of Central Park. Read the benches, and you understand.”— Victor Levin, Brian Bloom, Anton Yelchin, imdb.com
“As little as you want to write when you're happy, that's now much you have to write when you're miserable. Your passions need to go somewhere, and this is the only place left. Your suffering has to be good for something. It's not for me to say if the words were worth the price.”— Victor Levin, Brian Bloom, Anton Yelchin, imdb.com
“'I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re…”— Stan Lee, washingtonpost.com
“So. I am not going to teach you to be writers. You already are writers. If you weren't, you wouldn't be sitting here, believe me. But you all do need to get past where you are. Past the need to stand between the work and the reader so that he'll know how clever you are. Because good writing, is writ…”— Marshall Herskovitz, Ivy Dunbar, Lorinne Vozoff, imdb.com
“[to Ruth and other guests dining at their table] Well, yes, ma'am, I do... I mean, I got everything I need right here with me. I got air in my lungs, a few blank sheets of paper. I mean, I love waking up in the morning not knowing what's gonna happen or who I'm gonna meet, where I'm gonna wind up. J…”— James Cameron, Jack Dawson, Leonardo Dicaprio, imdb.com
“Young Celie: Write! Nettie: What? Young Celie: Write! Nettie: Nothing but death can keep me from it!”— Menno Meyjes, Young Celie Harris, Desreta Jackson, imdb.com