#rite

I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#be humble #became #countries #enjoy #his way

I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#because #books #good #had #high

It's true that at the time I was fond of Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and it was from them that I learned about this kind of simple, swift-paced style, but the main reason for the style of my first novel is that I simply did not have the time to write sustained prose. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#did #first #fond #i #kind

My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#i #least #narrative #point #priority

If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#going #just #much #oppression #sit

Writers, all the good ones, are Natural Born Liars. ↗

— Daniel Keys Moran

#good #good ones #liars #natural #ones

An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else. ↗

— Daniel Keys Moran

#attempt #characterization #down #else #i

To write well you must be willing to go naked into the world. ↗

— Daniel Keys Moran

#into #must #naked #well #willing

It's true that I have spoken about doing a book before, but then everyone you speak to is planning to write a book. ↗

— Dylan Moran

#before #book #doing #everyone #i

Together with script writers Syd green and Dick Hills, we worked on the comedy ideas for this series. ↗

— Eric Morecambe

#green #hills #ideas #script #series