#them

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important. ↗

— Len Wein

#been #between #difference #down #i

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback. ↗

— Len Wein

#complete #even #failures #feedback #finished

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader? ↗

— Len Wein

#basic #bottom #bottom line #character #how

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics. ↗

— Len Wein

#done #i #job #laugh #made

I try not to deal with people's hostility, though I must if they have something I need from them, as the professors did at Columbia or my landlord did. ↗

— George Weinberg

#deal #did #hostility #i #landlord

Many people secretly think that gays are a lot happier than they are, and want to punish them. ↗

— George Weinberg

#happier #lot #many #people #punish

The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying. ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#actually #belief #believe #between #books

I sometimes read about authors who say they require a perfectly silent room maintained at precisely 68 degrees, with trash bags taped over the windows and a white-noise machine in the corner to write, and I think, 'Who are these people, and do any of them have kids?' ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#any #authors #bags #corner #degrees

If you don't know something, admit it. But, try to impress them with what you do know. ↗

— Bob Weinstein

#impress #know #something #them #try

I always loved the creative process, from 'Shakespeare in Love' to 'Finding Neverland' to 'Basquiat'; whether it's serious, or it's comedic, whether it's the 'inside look' at that, it seems to be a theme of what I do. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

#comedic #creative #creative process #finding #i