#rite

I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people's favorite movies. And that's what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else. ↗

— Christian Bale

#because #consider #decide #disasters #else

Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there. ↗

— J. G. Ballard

#already #because #does #external #fiction

Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements. ↗

— J. G. Ballard

#chronic #contentment #drunkenness #good #humor

The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that their being combined will lead to some kind of insight. ↗

— John Barton

#combined #draft #elements #experiment #first

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#goes #hear #heart #idea #people

Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#angelou #being #critics #heart #maya

I'm lucky if I write a letter. ↗

— Jennifer Aniston

#i write #letter #lucky #write

I will say that the prison regime is rather a good one for a writer because you have plenty of time to write. ↗

— Mary Archer

#good #i #plenty #prison #rather

I love strange things; my favorite movies are weird, eclectic, and intriguing. ↗

— Gemma Arterton

#favorite #i #i love #intriguing #love

From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#been #beginning #could #driven #first