#rite

One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality. ↗

— J. J. Abrams

#between #breaking #characters #comedy #ever

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite. ↗

— Edward Albee

#bad #define #fact #good #good writer

Nobody's favorite movie is some dark, dysfunctional slasher story. Everybody's favorite song is a sentimental song. So why all of a sudden is it bad to be sentimental in books? ↗

— Mitch Albom

#books #dark #dysfunctional #everybody #favorite

Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#i #i write #problem #readers #sentimentality

The fact people think that when you sell a lot of books you are not a serious writer is a great insult to the readership. I get a little angry when people try to say such a thing. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#books #fact #get #great #i

I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me. ↗

— Mose Allison

#boogie #effect #era #favorites #had

I said, other people can write songs, let's see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa. ↗

— Gregg Allman

#first #floor #i #i can #melissa

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites. ↗

— Lord Acton

#book #content #favourites #others #seek

There are as many ways to write songs as there are songs. ↗

— Gregg Allman

#songs #ways #write

I want to try and be instinctive as a writer and director. ↗